Joe Root intends to button his lip when he comes face to face with his Ashes adversary on Thursday, but he’s more confident than ever that he’ll end his jinx Down Under. Root, 34, travels to Australia ...

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Joe Root and Sir Geoffrey Boycott walk across the outfield at Sheffield Collegiate Cricket Club on a sunny, autumnal Monday morning. They have just spent the past hour talking about the Ashes, ...

Joe Root departs the Gabba unbeaten on 135 at the end of the day's play Philip Brown/Getty Images The Athletic has launched a Cricket WhatsApp Channel. Click here to join. It really shouldn’t make any ...

Joe Root is inches away from Sachin Tendulkar’s record of being the highest run-getter in Tests, but the Indian batting legend remains a hero for the English batter despite his own legendary status.