Players / County Cricket 2011 / Joe Root

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide, 4th day

Mighty young Joe

Dec 8, 2013: He stood up to Mitchell Johnson and showed the fight England and their fans needed. Joe Root was the boy who wouldn't back down

Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide, 4th day

Root fights but Australia tighten grip

Dec 8, 2013: As Joe Root led a stubborn England rearguard action in a third Test that logically seems as good as lost, perhaps the name of Faf du Plessis occasionally sustained him. It was du Plessis who stonewalled for seven-and-a-half hours on this ground a year ago

The Ashes 2013-14

Bring on the bouncers - Root

Dec 1, 2013: Joe Root is prepared for Australia's physical challenge having been hardened for the task in Adelaide grade cricket

The Ashes 2013-14

Root most likely solution for No. 3

Nov 26, 2013: Joe Root is the likeliest solution to England's issue of who will bat No. 3 in the second Test in Adelaide after Jonathan Trott's return to England with a stress-related illness.

Invitational XI v England XI, Tour match, SCG

Root relaxed about return to No. 6

Nov 16, 2013: Unfussy, unfazed and uninterested in speculating, England No. 6 Joe Root sounds a lot like England opener Joe Root did during the northern summer

Invitational XI v England XI, Tour match, SCG

Root, Bairstow encourage England

Nov 15, 2013: For an hour or so, Joe Root's little finger was of almost as much interest to England on day three of the tour match in Sydney as Kevin Pietersen's knee and Matt Prior's calf have been for most of the week

The Ashes 2013-14

Carberry gains from Flower's ruthless call

Nov 10, 2013: England's batting order has lost some of its stability with Alastair Cook set to have his third opening partner of the year and Michael Carberry's resurgence has surely shut the door on Nick Compton

Australia A v England XI, Tour match, Hobart

Cook open to batting reshuffle

Nov 5, 2013: England will ponder a shuffle of their Test match batting order before the return Ashes encounter begins in Brisbane

England news

Root replaces Morgan in contracts list

Oct 22, 2013: The day before England fly out to Australia for the Ashes tour, the ECB have confirmed the recipients of central contracts for the next 12 months after protracted talks which began during the summer

England v Australia, 1st T20, Ageas Bowl

Records galore for Finch and Australia

Aug 30, 2013: Stats highlights from an incredible Twenty20 game in Southampton, where 457 runs were scored in 40 overs and seven bowlers conceded 40 or more

England v Australia, 2nd T20, Chester-le-Street

Australia draw confidence from Finch feat

Aug 30, 2013: ESPNcricinfo previews the second T20 at Chester-le-Street

The Investec Ashes 2013

Not their best, but good enough from England

Aug 26, 2013: ESPNcricinfo assesses the performances of the England players who appeared in the Ashes series

What Australia have done right

Aug 20, 2013: Their batsmen may have flopped but their bowlers have done their homework and stuck to their plans

England v Australia, 3rd Investec Test, Old Trafford, 4th day

Warner laughs at Root repeat

Aug 4, 2013: David Warner saw the lighter side of his dismissal on Sunday, when he sent a delivery from Tim Bresnan to Joe Root at deep square leg

England v Australia, 3rd Investec Test, Old Trafford, 3rd day

Pietersen restates value to England

Aug 3, 2013: In the process of becoming England's most prolific run-scorer in international cricket, Kevin Pietersen re-emphasised his singular talent

No talk of whitewashes

Jul 24, 2013: England were ruthless at Lord's, but against Australia, there's never any room for complacency

England v Australia, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's, 4th day

Steely Cook has eyes on bigger prize

Jul 21, 2013: While Alastair Cook admitted to some satisfaction following England's emphatic victory at Lord's, there was a steely resolve about him that spelled out that the job is not completed.

England v Australia, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's, 4th day

England's youngest at Lord's

Jul 21, 2013: Stats highlights from Lord's

England v Australia, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's, 3rd day

Root proves he can bat in all moods

Jul 20, 2013: Whatever is he asked, Joe Root has shown the awareness, confidence, range and selflessness to do it.

England v Australia, 2nd Investec Test, Lord's, 3rd day

Brotherly love

Jul 20, 2013: ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the third day at Lord's