He stood, a little self-consciously, as the Old Trafford crowd rose to him, before eventually giving a thumbs-up to his captain and lifting a hand in acknowledgment of the warm and prolonged ovation.

Former England captain, Joe Root, has been sensational in the longest format of the game. He scored his 32nd Test hundred on Day 4 of the second Test match between England and West Indies in ...

With a characteristic glide through point for one, Joe Root entered rarefied territory. He is now the second-highest run-scorer in Test match history, after overtaking Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis ...

13,409 Runs scored by Joe Root in Test cricket. Only Sachin Tendulkar (15,921) has scored more in this format. Root moved up three places during his century against India in the fourth Test at Old ...

Joe Root moved second on the list of all-time Test run-scorers after he passed 120 in the fourth Test against India. Here, the PA news agency looks at how he compares to the greats of the game. – Root ...

For India, as this enthralling Test series against England seemed to be slipping away, something radical was required. In this latest episode of England and India’s poking and bickering and all-out ...

Joe Root's 13-month wait for a test century, the longest of his career, ended on Friday with a masterful unbeaten 168 on day two of the first test against Sri Lanka as he revealed a change in mindset ...