Joe Root set a new benchmark in English cricket by scoring his 34th Test ... Root's century on the third day, achieved with a cut shot off Lahiru Kumara, marked his seventh Test hundred at Lord ...

England finished off at 378/3, with Root (142*) and Bairstow (114*) standing ... Shami in the fourth ball of the Tea session as English captain Ben Stokes dismissed him for 13.

On Thursday, Root had come in to bat after England had got off to a strong start ... started to bowl an attacking line to ...

Shubman Gill will lead India in their upcoming five-match Test series against England, starting June 20 at Headingley in ...

And yet, on a day where English cricket celebrated Joe Root ... Saturday was so overcast the floodlights were in play from the off. And yet, Root's entry in the fourth over of day three brightened ...

Joe Root surpassed legendary Brian Lara's Test runs tally during his fighting knock in the ongoing third Test match against West Indies in Birmingham on Saturday, July 27. The English veteran ...

went to a century on Saturday's third day when he cut Lahiru Kumara for the 10th four off 111 balls faced. It meant he surpassed his fellow former England captain's mark in what was Root's 145th ...

So far, Root has played 152 Test matches and scored 12972 runs. He needs 28 runs more to become the fastest batter to complete 13,000 Test runs. However, it's highly likely that England may name a ...