Joe Root is up to eighth on the list of all-time Test run-scorers and goes into the third Test against the West Indies on the verge of passing Brian Lara for seventh. Here, the PA news agency ...

As 33-year-old Root continues to close on Cook’s national record for Test runs, the PA news agency looks at how he compares to the leading centurions for his country and worldwide. Joe Root ...

England batter Joe Root has scored almost twice as many runs ... is Root’s highest-scoring team-mate with 932 runs. Here, the PA news agency looks at the former England captain’s incredible ...

Joe Root is England’s all-time leading Test run-scorer (Ben Whitley/PA) Asked about stepping back into England captaincy, Root, a key figure in England’s 2019 50-over World Cup triumph ...

JOE ROOT has broken Sir Alastair Cook's record to become England's highest ever Test run scorer. The 33-year-old surpassed the record of 12,472 runs with yet another sumptuous innings in Pakistan.

RECORD-BREAKER: England's Joe Root celebrates his 34th Test match century for England on day three of the second Test match at Lord's. Picture: Ben Whitley/PA “They’re all things you want to ...

Joe Root. It is not a name that comes to mind when one thinks of the modern cricketing greats. That place will go to players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Steve Smith. And with good reason.

Joe Root would have been about eight years old when I first met him. I was playing with his dad, Matt, for our club Sheffield Collegiate, and Joe and his brother Billy would buzz around the changing ...

England's Joe Root has reclaimed his status as the world's top Test hitter, according to the most recent ICC Men's Test Player Rankings. Root's resurgence followed a remarkable series performance ...