Joe Root passes 10,000 Test runs landmark with match-winning century at Lord’s
England batter Joe Root moved past 10,000 Test runs with a match-winning 115 not out against New Zealand.
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Nasser Hussain and Simon Doull join Ian Ward to look back on England's five-wicket win over New Zealand in the first Test at Lord's - discussing Ben Stokes' victorious start as captain, Joe Root's superb match-winning century and the tributes paid to former friend and colleague Shane Warne. Nasser Hussain and Simon Doull join Ian Ward to look back on England's five-wicket win over New Zealand in the first Test at Lord's - discussing Ben Stokes' victorious start as captain, Joe Root's superb match-winning century and the tributes paid to former friend and colleague Shane Warne.
Stuart Broad: It would be pathetic to hold grudge over West Indies omission
Stuart Broad was happy to renew his old pals’ act with Joe Root at Lord’s last week, claiming it would have been “pathetic” to hold a grudge after being axed for England’s tour of the West Indies.
Five things we learned from Foakes’ value for England to Root’s brilliance
After slipping in his socks in The Oval dressing-room last summer and ruling himself out for three months with a torn left hamstring, Ben Foakes might have been forgiven for thinking a prolonged Test career was not to be. Over the course of three and a half years, before last Thursday, he had played just 11 Tests, all of them abroad, as England threw the gloves between Jos Buttler and Jonny Bairstow like an undecided suitor. But at Lord’s, Foakes finally got to play a Test at home, and he was quietly excellent. He let just one bye whistle past, organised his slip cordon efficiently, snaffled five catches in typically unobtrusive style, and helped usher England to victory with the bat, happy to play second fiddle to Joe Root. And all this despite an-at-times iffy tour of the West Indies over the winter, a dubious average of 16 in his past eight Tests, plus hints from new Rob Key that he quite fancies Buttler back in the Test team.
"He'll Go Miles Past My Record": Sir Alastair Cook On Joe Root
Joe Root had played an unbeaten knock of 115 runs to help England chase down 277 against New Zealand in the Lord's Test to go 1-0 up in the three-match series. England were in a spot of bother at 69/4, but Root, Ben Stokes and Ben Foakes fought it out and, in the end, the hosts scripted a five-wicket win. Along the course of his innings, Root brought up the landmark of 10,000 Test runs and he is the joint-youngest with Cook to achieve the milestone.
"It Had Become A Very Unhealthy Relationship": Joe Root On England Test Captaincy
After hitting a match-winning century in the first England vs New Zealand Test at Lord's on Sunday, Joe Root opened up about his "unhealthy relationship" with Test captaincy. Root had stepped down as England's skipper in the longest format following series defeats in the Ashes in Australia and then away to the West Indies. Ben Stokes was appointed his successor and Root played a big role in helping the all-rounder get off to a winning start in his captaincy stint in the series against New Zealand.
Ben Stokes and Joe Root put England in strong position against New Zealand
A huge slice of luck for birthday boy Ben Stokes and a classy innings from Joe Root moved England into a winning position on a gripping third day at the first LV= Insurance Test at Lord’s.
Root could break Tendulkar's run record, says Taylor
Former Australia captain Mark Taylor has backed Joe Root to surpass Sachin Tendulkar as test cricket's leading run scorer even though the England batter is still nearly 6,000 short of the Indian great's haul.