Tag: Joe Root

Stokes says he’s ‘absolutely fine’ despite the humiliating loss to South Africa

We'll move on to the next test match, and go out there and try to win," the all-rounder added.

August 20, 2022

ENG v IND, 5th Test: Root, Bairstow slam unbeaten centuries in England’s clinical seven-wicket win

The successful chase of 378 is also the highest they have chased ever in Test cricket.

July 5, 2022

ENG v IND, 5th Test: Root, Bairstow slam unbeaten fifties to lead England’s mammoth chase

On a day on which rain chose not to interrupt play, England made merry as Root and Bairstow went back to the dressing room after making 76 off 110 balls and 73 off 89 deliveries respectively.

July 5, 2022

3rd Test: Root, Bairstow help England complete series clean sweep

With this victory, England overtook New Zealand in the World Test Championships (WTC) standings, with a win percentage of 28.89. New Zealand now occupy the penultimate spot on the table, just above Bangladesh, with a win percentage of 25.93.

June 28, 2022

World Test Championship: Root becomes first player to score 3,000 runs in WTC history

Root's unbeaten innings brought him to his 27th Test century. According to the ICC, the 31-year-old has 10 World Test Championship tonnes and nearly 1,000 more WTC runs than his closest challenger, Australia's Marnus Labuschagne (2,180 runs).

June 13, 2022

Video of Root’s bat standing upright goes viral; fans say England cricketer is a magician

Former England footballer and current sports broadcaster Gary Linekar, and noted journalist-writer Piers Morgan have been left wondering how a bat could stand upright unaided, with the former indicating that Root could conjure up magic while at the crease.

June 8, 2022

It would be pathetic to suggest Root and I had a fallout: Stuart Broad

Both Broad and bowling partner James Anderson were dropped from the Caribbean tour after England's dismal performance in the Ashes in Australia, which the Root-led side lost 0-4.

June 7, 2022

Joe Root returns to bat at No 4 for England in Tests, confirms Ben Stokes

Stokes plans to bat himself at six and is hoping that prospective players that harbour aspirations of batting in England's recently frail top and middle-order will give him plenty to ponder by scoring a bulk of runs at the county level ahead of the first Test of the summer against the Kiwis at Lord's on June 2.

May 8, 2022

Stokes keen to get Anderson, Broad in Test squad; says no to Root for vice-captain’s job

The two ageing warhorses were strangely left out of England's three-Test tour of the Caribbean earlier this year, with selectors instead opting to give more opportunities to the next generation of seam bowlers.

May 4, 2022

Ben Stokes succeeds Joe Root to be appointed captain of England men’s Test team

He succeeds right-handed batter Joe Root, who resigned from the role in April this year, in becoming the 81st captain of the England men's Test team.

April 28, 2022

Stokes could be unveiled as England captain in ‘next 48 hours’: Report

A report in iNews said that England men's cricket's new managing director, Rob Key had travelled to Durham for a "face-to-face" meeting with Stokes to "discuss the role", and that the 30-year-old all-rounder could be officially unveiled as England's new Test skipper "in the next 48 hours".

April 27, 2022

Lots of speculation around Test captaincy but Rob Key will take the decision: Stokes

Stokes has been heavily linked with the vacant England Test captain's position and has spoken about the role as well following his friend and teammate's decision to step down

April 23, 2022

I am not interested in the job: Eoin Morgan on England captaincy

Eoin Morgan, who played a Test match in February 2012 against Pakistan at Dubai, has backed Stokes to take the role of captaining England in the longest format of the game.

April 22, 2022

Ben Stokes should be the ‘obvious one’ to replace Joe Root: Atherton

Stokes will be the number one candidate for the responsibility as he is already the vice captain of the team and is a regular starter in the side when fit.

April 16, 2022

Joe Root decides to step down as England Test Captain

After facing disappointments during the Ashes and the three-match series against the West Indies, England Test cricket captain Joe Root has decided to step down as captain of the England Test side on Friday after a long captaincy period of five years.

April 15, 2022

Some big names to not to participate in IPL 2022

Root had previously said that he would have to sacrifice IPL for England and Test cricket, but the absence of Stokes, Archer, Starc, Woakes, and Gayle was a bit surprising.

January 22, 2022

Ashes: England hope to land a punch in Boxing Day Test

The tourists lost the opening Test at The Gabba by nine wickets, which was followed by a 275-run humiliation at the Adelaide Oval.

December 25, 2021