Joe Root
Born: December 30, 1990 (age 33)
Height: 6' 0" (183cm)
Hometown: Dore, England
Nationality: 
English
EnglishRole: Top-order batter
Batting Style: Right-handed
Bowling Style: Right-arm off break
© ECB Collection
| Career History | ||
|---|---|---|
| International | National Side | England (2012-) |
| Domestic | 2009- | Yorkshire Vikings |
Sports Mole has 1,466 articles about Joe Root. Articles 1 to 40:
BBC Sports Personality of the Year: Who are the nominees? Who is the favourite to win?
Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham is among six nominees for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year prize, alongside Luke Littler, Joe Root and Keely Hodgkinson.
Dec 9, 07:51
Pakistan complete dominant third Test win over England, win series
England tamely succumb to a nine-wicket defeat to Pakistan in the third and pivotal Test in Rawalpindi, going down by a 2-1 loss in the series.
Oct 26, 09:24
Preview: Test Series: Pakistan vs. England - prediction, team news, series so far
Sports Mole previews the third and final Test between Pakistan and England, scheduled to get underway on Thursday at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
Oct 22, 22:39
Noman Ali takes eight wickets as Pakistan defeat England in second Test
Noman Ali sensationally takes eight wickets as Pakistan win the second Test against England in Multan by 152 runs.
Oct 18, 09:39
England left scrambling as Pakistan move into strong position to win second Test
England are left with an uphill task to win the second Test against Pakistan after losing two wickets during the early stages of their run chase in Multan.
Oct 17, 13:44
On This Day: Sachin Tendulkar becomes highest-ever Test run scorer
India legend Sachin Tendulkar will always be known as one of cricket's all-time stars, but he arguably achieved his most notable feat on this day in 2008.
Oct 17, 11:54
Pakistan vs. England: Jack Leach spins tourists to historic win in first Test on day five
England complete one of the more logic-defying victories in the history of Test cricket as Jack Leach seals a win in the first Test by an innings and 47 runs.
Oct 11, 09:58
Leading Test run scorers of all time: Can you name every player to score more than 10,000 runs as Joe Root makes history?
Sports Mole challenges you to name the leading Test run scorers in history, with 14 players having gone past 10,000 runs.
Oct 10, 15:11
England hit 823 to move to brink of incredible win over Pakistan in Multan first Test
Harry Brook scores 317 and England hit 823 to move to the brink of an incredible victory over Pakistan in the first Test in Multan.
Oct 10, 14:40
Joe Root makes Test history as England close in on Pakistan's 556
Joe Root becomes England's all-time leading Test run scorer as he and Harry Brook move their side to within 64 runs of Pakistan's first innings total of 556 in Multan.
Oct 9, 13:38
Joe Root surpasses Sir Alistair Cook as England's greatest-ever Test run scorer
Joe Root becomes England's all-time highest run scorer in Test cricket with his knock in the first innings of the first Test match against Pakistan.
Oct 9, 09:45
Preview: Test Series: England vs. Sri Lanka - prediction, team news, series so far
Sports Mole previews the third and final Test match between England and Sri Lanka, scheduled to get underway on Friday at The Oval.
Sep 4, 21:21
Preview: Test Series: England vs. Sri Lanka - prediction, team news, series so far
Sports Mole previews the second Test match between England and Sri Lanka, scheduled to get underway on Thursday at Lord's Cricket Ground.
Aug 27, 22:24
Joe Root guides England to first Test victory over valiant Sri Lanka
England take a 1-0 lead in their best-of-three series with Sri Lanka by recording a five-wicket victory in the first Test at Old Trafford.
Aug 24, 21:44
Preview: Test Series: England vs. West Indies - prediction, team news, series so far
Sports Mole previews the third Test match between England and the West Indies, scheduled to get underway on Friday at Edgbaston.
Jul 24, 20:43
England claim second-Test victory over West Indies after dazzling Bashir spell
Shoaib Bashir takes a quick-fire five wickets as England record a 241-run victory over West Indies at Trent Bridge.
Jul 21, 19:38
India record innings win over England, James Anderson takes 700th Test wicket
India have defeated England by an innings and 64 runs in the fifth Test on a day when James Anderson took his 700th Test wicket.
Mar 9, 09:51
India take charge against dismal England in fifth Test
England produce a woeful batting performance on the opening day of the fifth Test to give India control in Dharamsala.
Mar 7, 12:03
India survive scare to seal Test series win over England
India survive a scare in their run-chase of 192 to secure a five-wicket victory over England in the fourth Test, winning the series with one game to spare.
Feb 26, 10:28
Shoaib Bashir stars as England take control against India in fourth Test
Shoaib Bashir takes four wickets as England establish a 134-run lead over India at stumps on day two of the fourth Test in Ranchi.
Feb 24, 11:24
Joe Root hits century as England edge start of fourth Test against India
England establish a stranglehold of the fourth Test against India after Joe Root hit an opening-day century in Ranchi.
Feb 23, 11:46
Preview: Test Series: India vs. England - prediction, team news, series so far
Sports Mole previews the 2024 fourth Test match between India and England, scheduled to get underway on Friday in Ranchi, Jharkhand.
Feb 22, 00:26
Ben Duckett hits blistering ton as England fight back against India
Ben Duckett hits arguably one of the best centuries in recent England Test history to help move his team to 207-2 against India after day of the third Test.
Feb 16, 11:48
India overcome valiant England to win second Test
India overcome a valiant effort from England to win the second Test in Visakhapatnam by 106 runs, levelling the series at 1-1 in the process.
Feb 5, 09:20
Jasprit Bumrah decimates England to put India in control of second Test
Jasprit Bumrah produces one of his best performances in the Test arena to put India in control of the second Test against England in Visakhapatnam.
Feb 3, 11:59
Sensational Ollie Pope gives England hope against India in first Test
Ollie Pope puts together an outstanding unbeaten knock of 148 to keep England in the first Test against India in Hyderabad.
Jan 27, 11:40
India build commanding lead over England in first Test
India bat through day two of the first Test in Hyderabad to build a commanding lead over England.
Jan 26, 11:43
India take control of first Test against England after day one
India trail England by only 127 runs after day one of the first Test at Hyderabad after taking just over two sessions to dismiss the tourists in their first innings.
Jan 25, 11:40
Top 100 sporting moments of 2023: 70-61
Sports Mole counts down the 100 greatest sporting moments of 2023, continuing with numbers 70 to 61.
Dec 31, 07:15
Top 100 sporting moments of 2023: 90-81
Sports Mole counts down the 100 greatest sporting moments of 2023, continuing with numbers 90 to 81.
Dec 31, 07:05
England end Cricket World Cup on high with win over Pakistan
England end their disappointing Cricket World Cup campaign on a high with a 93-run victory over Pakistan.
Nov 11, 17:11
Ben Stokes hit century as England cruise past Netherlands at Cricket World Cup
Ben Stokes hits his fifth one-day international century as England cruise to a 160-run victory over Netherlands at the Cricket World Cup.
Nov 8, 15:49
Australia defy Ben Stokes resilience to knock England out of Cricket World Cup
Australia defy a defiant knock from Ben Stokes to record a 33-run victory over England at the Cricket World Cup, eliminating the defending champions in the process.
Nov 4, 17:15
Preview: Cricket World Cup: England vs. Australia - prediction, team news, series so far
Sports Mole previews the 2023 Cricket World Cup match between England and Australia, scheduled to be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Saturday.
Nov 2, 20:30
England crumble against hosts India at Cricket World Cup
Another batting collapse leads to England succumbing to a 100-run defeat at the hands of India in the Cricket World Cup.
Oct 29, 16:40
England fall to embarrassing Sri Lanka defeat at World Cup
Sri Lanka defeat England by eight wickets to leave the defending champions on the brink of an early exit from the Cricket World Cup.
Oct 26, 14:55
England World Cup hopes hit with Afghanistan defeat
England fall to one of their worst defeats in Cricket World Cup history as they lose by 69 runs to Afghanistan in Delhi.
Oct 15, 17:09
Preview: Cricket World Cup: England vs. Afghanistan - prediction, team news, series so far
Sports Mole previews the 2023 Cricket World Cup match between England and Afghanistan, scheduled to be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday.
Oct 14, 01:17
England thrash Bangladesh to get back on track at World Cup
England record a dominant 137-run victory over Bangladesh to get back on track in the Cricket World Cup group phase.
Oct 10, 15:32
Preview: Cricket World Cup: England vs. Bangladesh - prediction, team news, series so far
Sports Mole previews the 2023 Cricket World Cup match between England and Bangladesh, scheduled to be played at the HPCA Stadium on Tuesday.
Oct 8, 21:40
