Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Tristan Lavalette is an Australia-based reporter who covers cricket. In a rarity for the cricket-obsessed youngster, Alastair Cook decided ...

Sir Alastair Cook has backed Joe Root to catch Sachin Tendulkar and become the leading run-scorer in the history of Test ...

Former Sheffield schoolboy Joe Root has secured his place in history - by becoming England’s highest ever run scorer in ...

Joe Root produced a stellar performance, breaking Alastair Cook's English record for most Test runs during Day 3 of the ...

Coaches, parents and friends recall hours of dedication, and a chat in a curry house that helped shape a superstar ...

Joe Root has overhauled Sir Alastair Cook as England’s record run scorer in Test cricket, passing his former captain’s mark ...

Joe Root has vowed he still has "plenty more left to do" after a marathon century in Multan saw him become England's highest ever Test run-scorer.

Whether Joe Root overtakes Alastair Cook's England Test record of 12,472 ... What I also love is that he's kept the promise he made to himself as a young lad playing for Sheffield Collegiate ...

Joe Root is now England’s top run-scorer in Test match history. After vaulting past Sir Alastair Cook, only four men – Sachin ...

Joe Root surpassed Alastair Cook's record of most Test centuries for England, achieving his 34th century in the second Test against Sri Lanka. Cook praised Root, calling him England's greatest.

Root currently has 147 Test matches under his belt and has scored over 12,500 runs for England in the format, having made his ...

Joe Root has become England's leading Test match run-scorer of all time. The 33-year-old overtook Sir Alastair Cook's total of 12,472 on day three of the first Test against Pakistan in Multan. He ...