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Root in IPL dilemma after declining T20 down-time

Test captain turned down Trevor Bayliss' offer of rest and could put name forward for IPL auction on January 27-28

09-Jan-2018•David Hopps

Moeen's horror, Broad's toil, and Malan's silver lining

It was another bruising Ashes campaign down under for England who had moments in each of the five Tests they couldn't take advantage of. Have any players left with enhanced reputations and who is looking over their shoulder?

09-Jan-2018•George Dobell

Root taken to hospital with gastroenteritis

Joe Root, the England captain, was admitted to hospital in Sydney, suffering from severe dehydration

07-Jan-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

Vince handed chance to restate credentials

Stokes once again selected, subject to police investigation, as Moeen and Bairstow are rested after Ashes

07-Jan-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

Starc and Hazlewood strike late as England waste hard work

It was as if this day was a microcosm of England's batting throughout their whole disappointing Ashes tour as they let a promising position slip

04-Jan-2018•Report by Brydon Coverdale

Ashes captaincy in Australia? Bring it on again, says Root

Tired, drawn and stung by defeat, Joe Root is adamant he would love another crack at the England captaincy in Australia in four years' time

02-Jan-2018•George Dobell in Sydney

'It's a shame it's taken until now' - Root

There was no victory for England, but Joe Root could at least take consolation from a side that had finally competed with Australia

30-Dec-2017•George Dobell in Melbourne

Cook's masterful 244* builds commanding lead

Alastair Cook scored his fifth Test double century and added 100 for the ninth-wicket with Stuart Broad as England seized control of the fourth Test

28-Dec-2017•Report by Brydon Coverdale

Cook's drought-breaking hundred puts England on top

Alastair Cook scored his first Ashes hundred since January 2011 to back up excellent work from England's pace attack on a day where the visitors dominated

27-Dec-2017•Report by Brydon Coverdale

Tom Curran's competitive streak behind Test debut - Root

The 22-year-old bowler will replace the injured Craig Overton and will make his debut in the Boxing Day Test in front of a first-day crowd that could exceed 90,000

25-Dec-2017•George Dobell at the MCG

England need 'little boy' Root to step up - Ponting

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has suggested that the England dressing room is "soft" and Joe Root has looked like "a little boy" in charge of the side

23-Dec-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

'Not a time to panic' - Root

A downcast Joe Root suggested that England's senior players still have a role to play in the future after England surrendered their hold on the Ashes in an innings-and-41-run defeat

18-Dec-2017•George Dobell in Perth

Root steps in over Anderson coaching comment

Joe Root has defended England's coaching staff after what appeared to be some criticism from James Anderson

13-Dec-2017•George Dobell in Perth

Frustrated Root calls for England to produce 'game of their lives'

Joe Root has called on his England team to 'stand up and be counted' ahead of 'one of the biggest games of our lives'

12-Dec-2017•George Dobell in Perth

Wish Root didn't have captaincy burden - Swann

Joe Root's conversion rate of fifties into hundreds remains in the spotlight after his early dismissal on the final day in Adelaide

06-Dec-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Root keeps England alive in record chase

England gave themselves a chance of pulling off an unlikely victory with Joe Root anchoring their pursuit of 354 after James Anderson led the way with the ball

05-Dec-2017•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Root thought Stokes with England kit was 'wind up'

Joe Root was as surprised as anyone to see pictures of Ben Stokes at Heathrow on Sunday but accepts there is no point dwelling on the possibility of him returning during the current Ashes series

30-Nov-2017•George Dobell

Root on Smith laughter: 'If that's not motivation, I don't know what is'

While he did not quite say that Australia had crossed a line, Joe Root did suggest they had behaved in a way in which England would not

30-Nov-2017•George Dobell in Adelaide

Vince makes his name but Australia battle back

Mark Stoneman and James Vince added a century stand for the second wicket as England doused some of Australia's fire in the opening Ashes exchanges

22-Nov-2017•The Report by Andrew Miller

'We've won four of the last five Ashes series' - Root

Joe Root has admitted England were given a "massive shock" by their experiences in Brisbane four years ago but believes it will be different this time

21-Nov-2017•George Dobell in Brisbane

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