His unbeaten 154 helped England recover from 298–9 to post 496 as he and Root had an indifferent time in the ODI series, after the first match was abandoned he made scores of 4 and 2 in the second and third ODI's. His full potential then poured forth in 2015 when he made 1385 Test runs in the year, and vied with Australia's Steven Smith at the top of the ICC Test rankings. In the second innings England were set 99 to win, after a shuffle in the batting order Root came in at number 3 and finished 33* off 29 balls however bad light stopped play with England needing 25 to win and the match ended as a draw.

In the first ODI, Root batted at 3 and scored his 5th ODI century hitting 104 off 78 balls to help England to a record 408/9 and a 210 run win. But I'll certainly do everything I can with the limited opportunities I will have to force a case.

Root's flawless technique and ability to keep the scoreboard moving by rotating the strike and finding the boundaries when required makes him a perfect No.3 in this line-up".Root captained England to a 3-1 series victory in South Africa, which he described as his 'proudest result' as captain.On 29 May 2020, Root was named in a 55-man group of players to begin training ahead of international fixtures starting in England following the In order to be present for the birth of his second child Root missed the first test against West IndiesRoot captained England to a second series win of the summer with a 1-0 win in the three test series against Pakistan. I'll support whoever's involved all the way through. He was dismissed for four in the second innings as the match ended in a draw. However, the match was abandoned due to persistent rain.© 2009-2020 Independent News Service.

Root made an unbeaten 46 in the first T20I as England won seven wickets.

His rise continued with a maiden Test hundred in his home ground, Headingley, against New Zealand in 2013 followed by a maiden Ashes century at Lord's having been promoted to open. He was also named as part of the 'Team of the Tournament' at the 2017 Champions Trophy by the ICC.Root made four in England's first ODI against the West Indies as England won the game. "It's been a little bit frustrating, but it's been no one's fault. He began with England's sixth-longest debut innings in terms of balls faced, scoring 73 from 229 balls as he displayed the patience and discrimination demanded both by the situation of the game and a desperately slow surface.

During the second Test of the series, he equalled AB de Villiers' record of scoring a half-century in 12 consecutive Test matches.On 29 September 2017, during the fifth ODI of the series, Root became the third-fastest batsman, in terms of number of innings, to score 4,000 runs in ODIs (91).

"I want England to do well. Joe Root is hoping England will stage an overseas training camp this winter to make up for the lack of cricket ahead of possible tours of Sri Lanka and India early next year.. The accolade everybody anticipated became his three years later, when Alastair Cook stood down after the 2016-17 tour of India. He performed more strongly in the third ODI, scoring 54, but England lost again, this time by 3 wickets. However, he made 44 in the fourth game before hitting a match winning 113 in the final game of the series. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Joe Root admitted to frustrations over bad light but defended the umpires following the shortest Test match on English soil for 33 years in terms of … "If I'm not in the best eleven or the best squad, so be it.

During the second Test, Root scored 88 off 141 balls however he threw away the opportunity to convert this into a century.

In the first Test against Bangladesh, Root made 40 in the first innings and followed this up with just a single in England's second innings, although they won by 21 runs. Root finished the series with 274 runs.In the first Test, Root came in at number 4 and managed to score 85 off 143 balls, to help England to a total of 598/9d. His 3-year-old son can also be seen in the new Joe Root baby picture shared by the cricketer.

The high-profile batsman welcomed his newborn daughter by taking to his Instagram account on Wednesday, July 8. Last week, Joe Root decided to skip the opening England vs West Indies Test match in order to be present at the birth of his child.On Instagram, Joe Root shared an adorable picture of his baby resting on his left arm.