But do the numbers actually agree? Harry Brook has put his weight behind Joe Root and backed him to get a 100 in the second ...

BBC cricket correspondent Stephan Shemilt explains why England turned to Joe Root to replace Ben Stokes as interim Test ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Joe Root starred with bat and ball to help England beat Sri Lanka by five wickets and level their one-day international series on Saturday. Root took two wickets in two balls ...

Tom Clark posted a composed 93 either side of lunch on day four and batted Sussex to the safety of a County Championship draw against Yorkshire at Headingley. Both sides topped 500 in their first ...

Brook reclaimed the top position after scoring a half-century in the first innings of England's 115-run win over New Zealand ...

New Zealand's Will O'Rourke picks up the big wicket of Joe Root for one as England slip to 34-4 on day one of the first Test ...

England bounced back from two early losses in the second Ashes Test at the Gabba, with Zak Crawley and Joe Root knuckling down to halt Australia's momentum. Mitchell Starc, the 10-wicket destroyer in ...

Harry Brook replaced Joe Root as the No. 1 batter in the ICC Test rankings. Brook returned to the No. 1 spot for the first ...

Joe Root's unbeaten century guided England to a five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka to keep their one-day international series alive. After rain had curtailed the action at the halfway stage in ...

BRISBANE, Australia(AP) — Joe Root posted a long-awaited first Ashes century in Australia to give England the honors on Day 1 of the second cricket test despite Mitchell Starc’s six wickets. Starc ...

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