One by one he ticked them off, run by run he ascended the pantheon. Joe Root began the third day of the fourth Test against India placed fifth on the all-time run-scoring list. By lunch, he had ...

Perhaps the first sign of the classical day of Test cricket that lay ahead was the sight of Sachin Tendulkar, immaculately wrapped in a double-breasted jacket, ringing the five-minute bell before play ...

4th Test, Day 3: England 544-7 (Root 150, Duckett 94, Crawley 84 | Washington 2-57) lead India 358 (Sai Sudharsan 61, Jaiswal 58 | Stokes 5-72) by 186 runs with three wickets remaining Just 2,513 runs ...

LONDON (AP) — England cricket star Joe Root isn't only a batting great. He also holds a record in test cricket for catching after snaffling Karun Nair with a stunning one-handed grab in the third test ...

He stood, a little self-consciously, as the Old Trafford crowd rose to him, before eventually giving a thumbs-up to his captain and lifting a hand in acknowledgment of the warm and prolonged ovation.

With a single behind point Joe Root climbed above Ricky Ponting to become the second-highest run-scorer in Test history, underlining his status as a giant of the sport.

Much was made of Joe Root’s chances of becoming the leading run-scorer in Test history when he went past Ricky Ponting in Manchester last week to go second on the all-time list. But there is another ...

LONDON (AP) — England cricket star Joe Root isn’t only a batting great. He also holds a record in test cricket for catching after snaffling Karun Nair with a stunning one-handed grab in the third test ...