Joe Root had wondered during the build-up to this crucial second Test whether the Ashes really needed a pink-ball game at all. After scoring a century for the ages and, at long last, his first on ...

From “Average Joe” to England’s greatest: Joe Root answered all the insults about his batting in Australia with a shrug of his shoulders and a hundred that makes him the undisputed king of English ...

And he did it with a shrug. It’s not often you get to watch history. To see the storyline from beginning to end. It’s been 12 years since Joe Root first played Test cricket in Australia. And it has ...

When Joe Root finally notched his first Test century on Australian soil — on Day 1 of the second Ashes Test at the Gabba, Brisbane — no one looked calmer than Matthew Hayden. The England star had long ...

BRISBANE, Australia(AP) — After waiting a dozen years and 15 test matches, Joe Root took a little extra time to savor his first Ashes hundred in Australia. He took off his batting helmet, kissed the ...

The English stalwart was well supported by Ollie Pope and Ben Stokes in century-plus stands as the hosts lead by 186 runs ...

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Joe Root has finally scored a hundred in an Ashes test for England in Australia, checking off one of the few milestones missing from his impressive cricket CV. Test ...

Joe Root broke his long century drought in Australia. The world’s top-ranked Test batter finally reached triple figures during the third session on Day 1 of the second Test at the Gabba, marking the ...