Root's first hundred came against New Zealand at Headingley in 2013, under the captaincy of Cook, and 11 years later he stands alone as England's most prolific century-scorer in the game's longest ...

Following his 206-ball 143 in the opening innings against Sri Lanka in the match, Root scored 103 off 121 in the second innings to help England, who are already 1-0 up in the three-match series ...

Star England batter Joe Root opened up on the prospect of surpassing Sachin Tendulkar in the list of highest run scorers in Test cricket. Root has been taking giant strides towards the record with his ...

England's Joe Root salutes the crowd after scoring his record-breaking 34th Test century Credit: Getty Images/Gareth Copley When Joe Root carved a cricket ball through the offside at Lord’s to ...

LONDON, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Joe Root hit his 34th test century for England at Lord's on Saturday, surpassing the 33 scored by Sir Alastair Cook to become his country's greatest centurion in the ...

England 427 (Root 143, Atkinson 118; A Fernando 5-102) & 251 (Root 103) Sri Lanka 196 (Kamindu 74; Potts 2-19, Woakes 2-21) & 53-2 Sri Lanka need 430 runs to win Scorecard Joe Root further ...

Joe Root further cemented his status as England’s greatest batter with a record-breaking 34th Test century in the march towards victory over Sri Lanka at Lord’s. Root’s second century of the ...

The Roots and guitarist Grace Bowers with her band the Hodge Podge will headline the show as part of WhyHunger’s fundraising campaign in New York’s Irving Plaza on Oct. 15. Additional talent ...

Joe Root was standing on the outfield at Old Trafford after guiding England to victory over Sri Lanka in the first Test. It’s an apt comparison. When Root joined England for his first tour in ...

Joe Root dedicated his record-equalling 33rd Test hundred to Graham Thorpe, his long-term batting mentor who died this month aged 55. Root pointed to the skies after reaching three figures and ...