Joe (aged 5, right) and his younger brother Billy (3) in their whites in the family garden - Root family Root, a fresh-faced 16-year-old in 2007, at the Yorkshire CCC Academy - Vaughn Ridley ...

Joe Root moved second on the list of all-time Test run-scorers after he passed 120 in the fourth Test against India. Here, the PA news agency looks at how he compares to the greats of the game.

Landmarks were ticked off at regular intervals by Joe Root on day three at Old Trafford in his ascent to the summit of the highest Test run-scorers. In the morning session Root passed Rahul Dravid ...

MANCHESTER, England -- Joe Root became the third highest run scorer in test cricket on Friday as he helped England reach 332-2, only 26 runs behind India. Root was 63 not out at lunch on day 3 of ...

Joe Root has been in scintillating form in the ongoing five-match Test series between England and India, having scored 403 runs in seven innings so far, at a brilliant average of 67.17.

MANCHESTER, England, July 25 (Reuters) - Joe Root moved to second in the all-time test run scorer charts with a superb 150 to put England in control on day three of the fourth test against India ...

07:31 PM BST Harry Brook’s verdict [On Joe Root] He’s only getting better with age, it’s amazing to have him in the side. [On the fielding performance] It didn’t quite go our way at the start.

England's Joe Root celebrates after scoring a century on the third day of the fourth cricket test match between England and India at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester, England, Friday, July 25, 2025.

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 ...

England's Joe Root walks off the field after losing his wicket during the third cricket test match between England and India at Lord's cricket ground in London, Friday, July 11, 2025.

England's Joe Root plays a shot to score hundred during the third cricket test match between England and India at Lord's cricket ground in London, Friday, July 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Pelham) ...

England's Joe Root plays a shot to score hundred during the third cricket test match between England and India at Lord's cricket ground in London, Friday, July 11, 2025. Credit: AP/Richard Pelham ...