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Joe Root debate: Is England star the greatest Test cricketer of the current era?

Test cricket is defined not by noise but by composure—where the ball poses questions and the batter must answer each one with patience. In the fifth Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), Joe ...
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Joe Root vs Sachin Tendulkar: How many more runs for Test cricket's new record?

Joe Root rescued England on the first day of the second Ashes Test at the Gabba in Brisbane, played with a pink ball under lights. He remained not out on 135 as England finished the day at 325 for 9 ...
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Joe Root: Ashes does not need pink-ball Tests

Joe Root believes a series of the Ashes’s history, popularity and cachet does not need pink-ball Tests like the one that will be played at the Gabba from Thursday. Day-night Tests are a relatively new ...
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Joe Root, an Ashes century in Australia and the end of one of cricket’s silliest narratives

Joe Root departs the Gabba unbeaten on 135 at the end of the day's play Philip Brown/Getty Images The Athletic has launched a Cricket WhatsApp Channel. Click here to join. It really shouldn’t make any ...