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Joe Root vs Shubman Gill, Steve Smith, Kane Williamson: England's beast is head and shoulders above his contemporaries

Joe Root produced a classic SCG innings in the ongoing fifth Ashes Test, the kind that survives good bowling, shifting tempo, and long hours, and it lands at a time when Root’s output has quietly ...
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Stats: Smith second only to Bradman for most Ashes runs and tons

Root in Tests, a number only exceeded by Tendulkar (20), Brian Lara (19), Kumar Sangakkara (19), and Bradman (18). The next ...
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Kohli and Smith inspire new captain Root

LEEDS — Joe Root hopes becoming a Test captain will take his batting to the “next level”, just as it’s done for India’s Virat Kohli and Australia’s Steve Smith. Root was confirmed as England’s new ...
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What makes Williamson, Smith, Kohli and Root excel?

Kane Williamson's efficient minimalism frustrated India's bowlers during the World Test Championship final • Gareth Copley/ICC/Getty Images Aged 15, I saw Sir Garfield Sobers make 150 at Lord's in ...
Reuters

Root goes from dud to dominator with breakthrough ton in Australia

Dec 4 (Reuters) - Less than two weeks after being dismissed as a "dud" Down Under, Joe Root finally shrugged the monkey off his back with a first test century in Australia on Thursday to breathe life ...