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 ...

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 ...

SYDNEY(AP) — Joe Root posted his second hundred of the series for England and Travis Head closed in on his third for Australia as Day 2 of the final Ashes test closed evenly poised on Monday. England ...

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 ...

Joe Root's 13-year wait for a Test century on Australian soil finally came to an end as he breathed life into England's Ashes dreams on a remarkable start to the day-night clash at the Gabba. Root ...

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 ...

In a significant milestone, Joe Root has now equalled Ricky Ponting’s record of 41 centuries in Test cricket. Root’s 41st century came in the final Ashes Test at Sydney’s iconic SCG on Monday. Ponting ...