Joe Root on course for England record but who are the top run-scorers in Test cricket?
"He is a pleasure to watch, the most complete England batsman I have seen," Cook told BBC Sport.
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Foakes sets himself up to make Test spot his own
Joe Root walked off the field, bat raised, taking the acclaim of the Lord's crowd following his majestic, match-winning hundred.
"Like Climbing Mt Everest...": As Joe Root Enters 10,000 Club, What Sunil Gavaskar Once Said About Achieving The Rare Feat
Joe Root, former England cricket team captain, became just the 14th batter to score 10,000 Test runs when he reached the landmark during his match-winning innings of 115* against New Zealand at Lord's on Sunday. The 31-year-old Root is the only one among that select group of run-scorers to still be playing Test cricket. Indian cricket team legend Sunil Gavaskar was the first to enter the elite club. On March 7, 1987, Gavaskar scored his 10,000th Test run in a match against Pakistan in Ahmedabad.
Cricket-England's Broad says he is on good terms with Root despite West Indies snub
(Reuters) - Veteran England seamer Stuart Broad has dismissed speculation of a rift with former test captain Joe Root, saying that it would be "pathetic" if he were to fall out with him over being dropped for the tour of West Indies earlier this year.
Ulster's Ireland players send out message to Andy Farrell ahead of New Zealand tour
Ulster have their eye on silverware and while it's not Dan McFarland’s concern at the moment, the timing of their run might just force Andy Farrell’s hand.
Watch: Remember 'Goli' From Lagaan? Here Is The Real Life Version Of Him
From Lasith Malinga to Paul Adams, cricket, over the years, has seen numerous out-of-the-box bowling actions. Moving away from real life, and onto the big screen, one bowling action that had all of India talking at one point of time was that of the character 'Goli', played by actor Daya Shankar Pandey, in Aamir Khan starrer 'Lagaan'. In the movie, 'Goli' bamboozles his English counterparts by rotating his arm multiple times before finally releasing the ball. Well, now there is a real life version of 'Goli' and the video of him bowling is doing the rounds on social media.
Leinster and Ulster displays add to Andy Farrell's Ireland selection options
Leinster will grab the headlines because of their absolute thrashing of Glasgow, but Ulster deserve a lot of credit too for the way they dismantled Munster at the Kingspan stadium on Friday evening.
England's Broad says he is on good terms with Root despite West Indies snub
Veteran England seamer Stuart Broad has dismissed speculation of a rift with former test captain Joe Root, saying that it would be "pathetic" if he were to fall out with him over being dropped for the tour of West Indies earlier this year.