Ashes: Joe Root joins Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Virat Kohli in elite list; becomes 9th batter to achieve this feat

Ashes: Joe Root joins Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Virat Kohli in elite list; becomes 9th batter to achieve this feat | Cricket News

England star batter Joe Root hit another milestone in cricket as he became only the ninth batter to score 22,000 international runs. Joe Root scored 15 runs in the second innings of the fourth Australia vs England Test of the ongoing Ashes series at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) to achieve the feat.Joe Root now…

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Fastest Ashes Test in a century ends in two days — ICC still rates Perth pitch ‘very good’ despite 32-wicket frenzy

Fastest Ashes Test in a century ends in two days — ICC still rates Perth pitch ‘very good’ despite 32-wicket frenzy | Cricket News

England’s Joe Root is bowled out by Australia’s Mitchell Starc in Perth. (AP/PTI Photo) The quickest Ashes Test in 137 years — a two-day shootout that saw 19 wickets tumble on the opening day — has been officially deemed a ‘very good’ pitch by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The verdict, delivered after Australia sealed…

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