Aug 7, 2026
Bethell hurt his knee against India, and it has cost him England’s whole Pakistan series
Jordan Cox goes in at three, Dan Lawrence is back after two years, and Joe Root has the first squad of his second spell as captain.
Joe Root
126 articles tagged with "Joe Root"
Aug 1, 2026
Everyone wants Stokes back for the 2027 Ashes except Stokes
Australia’s coach floated the fairytale, England’s managing director would not rule it out, and the man himself said in June he would be watching from...
Jul 31, 2026
Root returns as England’s Test captain, but Fleming does not start until December
England have handed the Test captaincy back to Joe Root and the coaching job to Stephen Fleming, fresh from 18 years at Chennai Super Kings. Neither a...
Jul 26, 2026
Ravindra’s 98 off 44 and Ferguson’s four wickets send Welsh Fire top of the Hundred
Welsh Fire are the only side with two wins in the men’s Hundred after Rachin Ravindra made 98 of their 167 in Cardiff and Lockie Ferguson took four wi...
Jul 20, 2026
Duckett’s record 141 downs India as England seal the ODI series at Lord’s
England beat India by 27 runs at Lord’s to take the ODI series 2-1, with Ben Duckett’s record 141 outgunning a fighting 138 from Rohit Sharma.
Jul 18, 2026
Joe Root’s golden ODI run could not have come at a better time for England
At 35, Joe Root is in the best one-day form of his career. His unbeaten 99 at Cardiff was only the latest reminder before England and India settle the...
Jul 17, 2026
India and England head to a Lord’s decider with the series level
The three-match series reaches Lord’s on Sunday tied at 1-1, with India and England each having landed one win and a decider left to separate them.
Jul 17, 2026
Root’s unbeaten 99 levels the series as England beat India in Cardiff
Joe Root carried England’s chase and finished stranded on 99 not out as the hosts beat India by four wickets in Cardiff to level the one-day series at...
Jul 14, 2026
Test cricket records: the biggest numbers in the sport’s oldest format
Test cricket has produced records that have stood for decades and a few that are shifting right now. Here are the biggest numbers the format has throw...
Jul 14, 2026
Axar Patel’s all-round show gives India a winning start against England in the first ODI
Axar Patel took four wickets and then an unbeaten 57 as India chased England down at Edgbaston to win the first ODI by six wickets and go 1-0 up in th...
Jun 29, 2026
Ben Stokes calls time on his England career at Trent Bridge
England’s Test captain will retire from international cricket at the end of the third Test against New Zealand, closing a 15-year career that delivere...
Jun 22, 2026
England docked 12 WTC points for a slow over-rate after their Oval defeat
A slow over-rate at The Oval has cost England 12 World Test Championship points and 50 per cent of their match fees, deepening the damage from a heavy...
Mar 12, 2026
The Hundred goes to auction for the first time as IPL money reshapes English cricket
The Hundred held its first-ever player auction on March 12 in London, ditching the draft system that had been in place since 2021 as three franchises...
Sep 5, 2025
South Africa seals victory over England by five runs at Lord’s
The second ODI clash between England and South Africa ended in a nail-biting finish, with South Africa securing victory by just five runs.
Aug 14, 2025
Root responds to Warner’s Ashes sledge, confident ahead of Australia Tour
England’s Joe Root laughs off David Warner’s pre-Ashes sledge and says he’s more ready than ever to score his first Test century in Australia this win...
Aug 4, 2025
Chris Woakes ready to ‘put his body on the line’ despite shoulder injuries
After suffering from a suspected shoulder dislocation, Chris Woakes was seen training, determined to keep his batting position in the team.
Jun 2, 2025
Joe Root spearheads England’s ODI win against the West Indies
England took a 2-0 lead in their three-match series against the West Indies, with Joe Root delivering a standout performance.
May 29, 2025
Why Joe Root deserves to be known as a star cricketer
Joe Root set a new record for English players with his 13,000+ runs, which further proves he deserves to be known as an England all-time great.
Sep 3, 2024
Most runs in WTC history: Joe Root, Marnus Labuschagne lead the way
Among Indian cricketers, captain Rohit Sharma has the most runs in WTC history. He has amassed 2552 runs in 32 matches, including nine hundreds and se...
Aug 31, 2024
Virat Kohli tops list for most international centuries among active players
Former India batter Sachin Tendulkar has the record for the most international centuries. The former right-handed batter slammed 100 hundreds across t...
Aug 31, 2024
Most hundreds in WTC history: Joe Root, Marnus Labuschagne headline list
Among Indian cricketers, Rohit Sharma has registered the most hundreds in the World Test Championship. The Indian Test captain has nine hundreds in...
Feb 23, 2024
Most hundreds in Test cricket among ‘Fab Four’: Steve Smith, Kane Williamson trump Virat Kohli
The ‘Fab Four’ comprises the best four Test batters of the modern era – Joe Root, Virat Kohli, Steve Smith and Kane Williamson.
Jun 9, 2023
Steve Smith, Joe Root share joint record for most hundreds against India in Tests
West Indies legend Sir Garry Sobers scored eight Test centuries against India.
Jul 2, 2022
From Stuart Broad to Harbhajan Singh, know the bowlers who bowled the most expensive overs in Test cricket
Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh also features in the list of most expensive overs in Test cricket, having conceded 27 runs against Pakistan i...