Joe Root

Joe Root batting against Sri Lanka at Lords June 2014. Dan Lawrences last-over impetuousness cost him a maiden Test hundred but Joe Roots composed unbeaten century guided England to a comfortable 244 for three at the close of the first day of the second Test against the West Indies in Barbados on Wednesday.

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Joe Root says he is very grateful to still be England Test captain after his sides heavy Ashes defeat in Australia.

. Root has been in the. That Joe Root would one day captain England was taken as read when he hit the grand old age of 23. During the first ODI against Sri Lanka as part of the Sri Lankan tour in 2014 Root made 45 runs and also took 1 catch in the 81 runs win.

Head coach Chris Silverwood director of. Following the ODI series in the first Test Match at Lords Root. Englands captain reached stumps at 119 off 246 deliveries with 12 fours and has already gone a long.

England lost the series 32 and Root finished up with 98 runs. During the fourth ODI he made 43 off 68 balls in Englands loss. England captain Joe Root on Thursday scripted an incredible world record en route to his spectacular knock against West Indies in the first innings of.

Joe Root showed no indication he was ready to give up the captaincy after losing the series to the West Indies Im very passionate about trying to take this team forward he said Sunday but that might be taken out of his hands. Joe Root has some thinking to do after a major setback Jason OBrienPA Root rode out the storm after the Ashes with the axe falling elsewhere as Chris Silverwood Graham Thorpe and Ashley Giles all lost senior roles behind the scenes. But defeat in his first attempt at rebooting the team means he has had to face a fresh round of scrutiny.

The accolade everybody anticipated became his. While every leader around him was losing their job after the Ashes debacle coaches Chris Silverwood and Graham Thorpe were released.

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