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 ...
While it took Tendulkar 24 years to get to 200 Tests, Root has already played 163 in a little over half that time.
In a significant milestone, Joe Root has now equalled Ricky Ponting’s record of 41 centuries in Test cricket. Root’s 41st century came in the final Ashes Test at Sydney’s iconic SCG on Monday. Ponting ...