Joe Root said that England had made a “brilliant start” to their busiest ever year in Test match cricket after hitting his first Test century for 14 months to help his team reach a commanding position on the second day in Galle. Root’s undefeated 168, sharing a 173-run partnership with debutant […]
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JOE ROOT was only playing to make up the numbers – but he top-scored with a run-a-ball 77 in England’s opening warm-up match. Root helped a team captained by Jos Buttler beat Eoin Morgan’s XI by 50 runs in Cape Town. 1 Joe Root hit 77 in England’s first intra-squad […]