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.

Joe Root slammed a masterful 150 during the first innings of the fifth Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Root has now covered some decent ground on Sachin Tendulkar in the list for most runs 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 ...

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 ...

While Virat Kohli is chasing some ODI and international world records of Sachin Tendulkar, the same is happening in Test cricket except the batter is Joe Root. Unlike Kohli, however, Root has a better ...