Joe Root

London : Star all-rounder Ben Stokes has been appointed captain of the England men's Test team, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed in a statement on Thursday. He succeeds right-handed batter Joe Root, who resigned from the…

London : England all-rounder Ben Stokes has said that while there will be "a lot of speculation" that he might be given the responsibility to lead the Test side after Joe Root stepped down as skipper, the decision will be taken by the…

London : Following debacles in the Ashes and the three-match series against the West Indies, Joe Root stepped down as captain of the England Test side on Friday after leading the team for five years.One of England's most successful Test…

London : Former England opening batter Alastair Cook feels Test skipper Joe Root and interim coach Paul Collingwood are deluding themselves by talking about the positives in the team's recent 0-1 away defeat to the West Indies in the…

London : Former England captain Kevin Pietersen has lashed out over people pointing fingers at Joe Root's future as Test captain after the 1-0 series loss to West Indies, saying that the cricketing setup in the country 'stinks'.He added…

St George's (Grenada) : Former England captain Nasser Hussain on Monday called for Test captain Joe Root to be ousted from the position, saying the right-handed batter never gave the 'instinctive feel' of being a skipper in the game.Calls…

North Sound (Antigua) : Former West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite has accused England skipper Joe Root of disrespect to the home side after he played on until five balls remained, when it was no longer mathematically possible to take…

Sydney : Former Australia captain Ian Chappell said England Test captain Joe Root is a fine batter but a poor captain. He added that as a Test skipper, Root has lacked imagination and runs out of ideas quickly.Root was recently named as the…

Dubai : England captain Joe Root on Monday has been named as the ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year for 2021. Root beat stiff competition from New Zealand pacer Kyle Jamieson, Sri Lanka opener Dimuth Karunaratne and India off-spinner…

London : Veteran England pacer Stuart Broad on Sunday said he has a huge amount of sympathy for Test captain Joe Root and head coach Chris Silverwood after the 4-0 thrashing in the Ashes. Since the shambolic Ashes result in Australia,…