The headlines from Joe Root’s press conference when England resumed their tour Down Under were about him calling into question the need to play a day-night Test in the Ashes but the more revealing ...

Joe Root has once again etched his name into cricket history, reaching a milestone no England batter had ever achieved in one-day internationals. The former captain delivered the landmark moment with ...

Joe Root achieved his second Ashes century and 41st Test hundred, equalling Ricky Ponting's record. The England batsman's ...

Just when the batting monkey was growing on Joe Root's back in the India Test series, the former England skipper silenced his critics with a brilliant century against Rohit Sharma's men at Ranchi. In ...

Mitchell Starc continued his fine wicket-taking form, while Joe Root celebrates his century Cameron Spencer/Getty Images; David Gray/AFP via Getty Images The Athletic has launched a Cricket WhatsApp ...

Joe Root has insisted England’s Ashes campaign remains firmly on track, despite a series of dropped catches gifting Australia five extra lives and a crucial first-innings lead at the Gabba. Root’s ...

Travis Head en route to his 90, while Steve Smith congratulates Joe Root after his dismissal for 160 Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images; Ayush Kumar/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images The Athletic has ...

Sunrisers Leeds will keep a close eye on Yorkshire captain Jonny Bairstow as The Hundred stages its inaugural player auction ...

Pakistan leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed signed by IPL-affiliated Sunrisers Leeds in inaugural mens Hundred auction as compatriot ...

41 - Centuries for Joe Root in Test cricket. He is now joint-third in the list of top century-makers in Tests alongside Ricky Ponting, and is only behind Sachin Tendulkar (51) and Jacques Kallis (45).

Mens Hundred auction gets under way at 10am; Joe Root, Adil Rashid, Jonny Bairstow and last years MVP Jordan Cox among big names up for grabs on Thursday; Womens Hundred auction took place on Wednesda ...