Joe Root plays on to Mitchell Starc in the second innings of the first Test, the 10th time he has fallen to Australia’s left-arm quick - Reuters/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake “I know I’m a good player, I ...

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 ...

And he did it with a shrug. It’s not often you get to watch history. To see the storyline from beginning to end. It’s been 12 years since Joe Root first played Test cricket in Australia. And it has ...

Joe Root was once considered the laggard in the Fab Four race, and no one expected the England batter to outscore the other three - Steve Smith, Kane Williamson and Virat Kohli. But he’s changed the ...