Joe Root, inarguably the best Test batter in the past four to five years, entered the Ashes 2025-26 with a monkey on his back, and that being his below-par record in Australia. The long-time England ...

England’s star batter Joe Root began his 2025–26 Ashes campaign in the worst way possible, falling to Mitchell Starc for a seven-ball duck in the opening Test at the Optus Stadium in Perth. The ...

A summer where England’s Test side must chase redemption has started on a high for Joe Root and Harry Brook after the duo signed off from their latest stint in county cricket with a notable first in ...

Kyle Jamieson took three wickets as New Zealand pressed for a series-levelling win, despite another landmark day for Joe Root ...

Mitchell Starc has dismantled England’s top order, with two batters failing to score runs. Ben Stokes’ decision to bat first after winning the toss backfired as legendary Starc didn’t allow the ...

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 ...

To Joe Root, his chances of leading England in a Test match again were 0.1 per cent. Yet the extraordinary events of the previous 10 days meant Root had the captaincy thrust upon him – and the most ...