Joe Root's composed century in the fifth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, backed by unmatched consistency and conversions, cements him as the standout Test batter of the current era.

Joe Root makes his second hundred of the series, while Travis Head closes in on his third, as Day 2 of the final Ashes test between Australia and England ends evenly poised.

Joe Root has continued to shatter records in Test cricket and has levelled with Ricky Ponting to enter an elite list of company.

Joe Root says he would "love" to be part of England's next Ashes tour in 2029-30, when he will turn 39 years old.

41 - Centuries for Joe Root in Test cricket. He is now joint-third in the list of top century-makers in Tests alongside Ricky Ponting, and is only behind Sachin Tendulkar (51) and Jacques Kallis (45).

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Joe Root has finally scored a hundred in an Ashes test for England in Australia, checking off one of the few milestones missing from his impressive cricket CV. Test ...

Off the former, he scored just 3 off 7 deliveries, a dot and a single before Smith's demise. Against Head, he cracked a couple of freebie fours - a drag down pulled fine, a sweep from one tossed up ...

England's Joe Root makes a sublime 160 before Australia opener Travis Head replies with an unbeaten 91 on day two of the ...

When Joe Root punched his bat after nibbling Pat Cummins behind he was like that man on a diet furious with himself for ...

Several batting records tumbled on Day 3 of the Multan Test where Root surpassed Cook to become England's highest Test run ...