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Root hints at another Ashes tour after 41st Test century

Joe Root said he would love to return for another Ashes tour of Australia after his superb 160 in the fifth Test on Monday, with the English veteran showing few signs of slowing down.

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Relive day one of second Test as Root hits first Test century in Australia

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Root, Brook tame Australia in rain-hit 5th Ashes Test

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The Ashes RECAP: Follow all the fallout from Day Three of the fifth Ashes Test as Travis Head and Steve Smith put Australia in charge as they look to win the series 4-1 against rivals England

It was Steve Smith's day out in the middle, with the stand-in Aussie skipper bringing up his 13th Ashes hundred, and moved to go behind Don Bradman as the second-highest runs scorer in Ashes history.

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SCG Test day four as it happened: Bethell’s maiden century stalls Australia win

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Smith and Head push England towards final Ashes loss

Smith went on to make an unbeaten 129, in doing so passing England legend Jack Hobbs to go second on the all-time list of Ashes run-scorers, behind only Australian great Donald Bradman.

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Joe Root dismisses talk of ‘regret’ over England dismissals

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Ashes: Joe Root's 160 puts England in charge before Travis Head hits back for Australia

The Ashes: Root hits 160 before Head leads Aussie fightback - as it happened

Australia host England in the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney - follow live scores, radio commentary, video highlights and updates.

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Stats - Root equals Ponting, Stokes level with Willis

And Alex Carey now has 27 dismissals in the Ashes series, only behind 29 by Brad Haddin in 2013 and 28 by Rod Marsh in 1982-83 | ESPN.co.uk

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

Joe Root's composed century in the fifth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, backed by unmatched consistency and conversions, cements him as the standout Test batter of the current era.

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Root tipped to take world record after breaking Cook’s England Test run tally

Joe Root has been tipped to overhaul Sachin Tendulkar as Test cricket’s all-time highest run-scorer after he surpassed Sir Alastair Cook’s England record. Root passed his former captain Cook’s mark of 12,472 runs in the morning session of the third ...

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Root questions need for pink-ball Ashes Test

Root has played in each of England's seven previous day-night Tests, captaining in six of them, and said that England must be aware of "how quickly the game can change" under floodlights. "At different phases of the day, it can feel quite placid and you can feel out of the game with the ball, and things can turn around," he said.

Daily Mail

Joe Root moves to second on Test all-time run-scoring list as he anchors England into dominant position against India in fourth Test

One by one he ticked them off, run by run he ascended the pantheon. Joe Root began the third day of the fourth Test against India placed fifth on the all-time run-scoring list. By lunch, he had clambered above Rahul Dravid and Jacques Kallis. By tea, he ...

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Joe Root set for 150th Test as England face New Zealand

Joe Root will compete in his 150th international Test today as England open their series against New Zealand at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch. The 35-time centurion will remain on the England all-time list but inch closer to James Anderson, Stuart Broad ...

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Root: England must 'express themselves in right way' to save second Test

Free-flowing approach from England's batters came unstuck in first innings, but senior batter backs talent to fight back | ESPN.com

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Joe Root breaks Test catch record with 211th grab for England against India

England's Joe Root broke a world record with his 211th Test catch to dismiss India's Karun Nair at Lord's on Friday. Root took the spectacular one-handed diving catch at slip from Ben Stokes' delivery during the 21st over of India's first innings on day ...

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Australia vs England 5th test day 3 highlights: Smith, Head's centuries put Australia 134 ahead

The Day 3 of the 5th Test between Australia and England at the Sydney Cricket Ground belonged to skipper Steve Smith, who reached stumps unbeaten on 129*, having registered his 37th Test century and 12th in the Ashes.