Ashes: Before the Gabba hundred, Joe Root had been labelled "Average Joe" by the West Australian newspaper, but by Friday morning the same publication had performed a swift U-turn, splashing "He's not ...

Joe Root departs the Gabba unbeaten on 135 at the end of the day's play Philip Brown/Getty Images The Athletic has launched a Cricket WhatsApp Channel. Click here to join. It really shouldn’t make any ...

From “Average Joe” to England’s greatest: Joe Root answered all the insults about his batting in Australia with a shrug of his shoulders and a hundred that makes him the undisputed king of English ...

Joe Root finally completed the final frontier that has eluded him for years. The England great scored a Test hundred in Australia and closed the last remaining gap in an extraordinary career. For ...

Joe Root's century in Brisbane on Thursday -- the first of his prolific career in Australia -- ends any lingering debate over his status as a giant of the sport. Only Sachin Tendulkar is above Root in ...