Joe Root

Joe Root lines up for his first IPL auction

Dubai - Emirates Voice

England Test skipper and star batsman Joe Root is among 282 foreign players looking to play in this year’s big-paying Indian Premier League, the cricket board announced Saturday. The player auction for the 11th IPL Twenty20 tournament is set for January 27-28 in Bangalore, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said. Some 1,122 players will be on the auction block forRead more

Joe Root lines up for his first IPL auction

NEW DELHI - Emiratesvoice

Australia complete dominant 4-0 Ashes

Sydney - Emiratesvoice

Australia ruthlessly extinguished England's resistance to claim an innings victory in the fifth Ashes Test and complete a 4-0 series rout on the final day in Sydney on Monday. The beleaguered tourists, with skipper Joe Root weakened by a stomach bug and unable to continue batting, dissolved after lunch, losing their last four wickets for their fourth comprehensive defeat ofRead more

Australia win final Ashes test to clinch series 4-0

SYDNEY - Emiratesvoice

Australia thrashed England by an innings and 123 runs to win the fifth and final Ashes test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Monday and complete a comprehensive 4-0 series victory. The one-sided match ended just after lunch on the fifth day when Australia bowled the tourists out for 180 in its second innings after the England captain Joe RootRead more

Root falls short of elusive century

Sydney - Emiratesvoice

England skipper Joe Root again missed out on an elusive first century in the series as Australia fought back with two late wickets on the opening day of the fifth Test on Thursday. Root was out to a superb diving catch by Mitchell Marsh at square leg for 83 in the day's penultimate over before Jonny Bairstow was caught behindRead more

England's character to get face-saving Test win - Root

MELBOURNE - Emiratesvoice

England was again denied a win in their troubled Ashes series in Melbourne on Saturday but skipper Joe Root says it is all eyes on a face-saving win in the final Test in Sydney. The tourists were in the box seat for much of the Boxing Day Test, bowling out Australia for a below-par 327 on an unresponsive MCG pitchRead more

'Fed up' Root urges damaged England to stand up

Perth - Emirates Voice

Captain Joe Root has challenged his England team to stand up and keep the Ashes series alive in Thursday's crucial third Test against Australia in Perth. Root, who admits he is "fed up" talking about off-field issues, said it was time for his teammates to prove why they have been chosen to play. The tourists are on the precipice, trailingRead more

Broad sees Warner as danger man

Sydney - Emirates Voice

England paceman Stuart Broad has pinpointed David Warner as Australia's danger man in the Ashes series, while admitting a begrudging respect for his aggressive mentality. The pugnacious opener fired up the tourists last month by comparing playing against England to "war" and said he planned to take "some sort of hatred" into the Tests, which start in Brisbane on November 23. BroadRead more

Root falls for 190 as England make 458 against South Africa

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

Joe Root narrowly missed out on a second double century at Lord's, departing early on Day 2 of the first Test before England were dismissed for 458 by South Africa before lunch on Friday. In reply, South Africa were 10-0 at the end of the first session. Root, playing his first match as England captain, had added six runs toRead more

Root hits ton as England beat Bangladesh in Champions Trophy opener

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

Joe Root breezed to his 10th ODI hundred as title favourites England began their tournament campaign with an eight-wicket thrashing of Bangladesh in the Champions Trophy opener on Thursday at the Oval. Besides Root (133 not out off 129), contributions from opener Alex Hales (95 off 86) and captain Eoin Morgan (75 not out off 61) helped England chase downRead more