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Joe Root, an Ashes century in Australia and the end of one of cricket’s silliest narratives

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 ...

Root silences ‘Average Joe’ jibes with first century in Australia

Joe Root answered all the insults about his batting in Australia with a shrug of his shoulders and a hundred that makes him ...
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Can Joe Root break Sachin Tendulkar's Test run tally? Exploring whether the England star can become the highest runscorer in Tests

Joe Root is the highest run-scorer in Test cricket among active players. The Englishman is a Test specialist and has scored most of his career runs in the red-ball format. The veteran English batter ...