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Joe Root finishes 2021 with third-most calendar year Test runs in history

England captain Joe Root added another feather to his cap on Tuesday as he finished the calendar year with the third most Test runs in history.England skipper's dismissal on day three of the third Ashes Test in Melbourne for 28 left him with 1,708 runs for the year, at an average of 61.00. Pakistan's Mohammad Yousuf (1,788 in 2006) is on the top among the most runs scored by a batter in the calendar year while West Indian legend Viv Richards (1,710 in 1976) is on second just two runs ahead of Root.On Day one of the third Ashes Test, the 30-year-old Root surpassed former South Africa skipper Graeme Smith's record of scoring most Test runs as captain in a calendar year.However, the Englishman who is yet to score an Ashes century in Australia will be more concerned about his side's crushing Ashes defeat in the first three Test matches.In the third Test at MCG, Scott Boland returned with figures of 6/7 in his four overs as Australia defeated England by an innings and 14 runs. With this ...

Ashes, 3rd Test: Australia 61/1 at stumps, trail by 124 runs on Day 1

Australia were 61/1 at stumps, trailing by 124 runs against England on the opening day of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Ashes: Anderson hits back at criticism of pacers not bowling right length

Anderson's comments come after England captain Joe Root slammed his pace bowlers for not bowling at fuller length in Adelaide

Ashes: Enjoyed captaincy in 2nd Test, says stand-in skipper Smith

Australia stand-in skipper Steve Smith on Monday said that he enjoyed leading the side in the second Ashes Test at the Adelaide Oval

Labuschagne displaces Root at the top in ICC Test rankings for batters

Australia's Marnus Labuschagne, and Pakistan captain Babar Azam have risen to the top of the ICC Rankings for batters in Tests and T20Is, respectively

Root surges past Tendulkar, Gavaskar in list of most Test runs in a year

England captain Joe Root surged past legendary India batters Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar in the list of most Test runs in a calendar year

Ashes, 1st Test: Australia crush England, win Gabba Test by nine wickets

England's overnight hopes of dominating Australia in the opening Ashes Test were dashed with the hosts coming up with a superb bowling display to thrash the tourists by nine wickets at The Gabba

Joe Root's record helps lead an England rally in Ashes opener

Joe Root set a record for most runs in a calendar year by an England test batter and shared an unbroken 159-run stand with Dawid Malan on Friday to lead a rally in the Ashes series

Root breaks Vaughan's record of most Test runs by England batter in year

England skipper Joe Root on Friday broke the record of former captain Michael Vaughan after smashing most runs in the longest format of the game by an English batter in the calendar year.

Ashes, 1st Test: Skipper Cummins takes five as England bowled out for 147

Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc got among the wickets as Australia dominated the second session on Day 1 of the ongoing first Ashes Test here at the Gabba, Brisbane on Wednesday

Ashes could revolve around contest between Cummins and Root

One particular contest between bat and ball could shape this Ashes series.

Joe Root keeps England lineup under wraps for first Ashes test

Root addressed reporters before news broke that the fifth test of the series will now not go ahead in Perth because of concern over quarantine requirements

Root says 'clear on how to approach' as the Ashes launched at the Gabba

England captain Joe Root said his team is 'clear on how to approach' as the much-awaited Ashes series was launched at a ceremony at the Gabba in Brisbane on Sunday

Racism in Yorkshire Cricket has fractured our game, torn lives apart: Root

England Test skipper Joe Root on Thursday reacted to the racism controversy which has gripped the county of Yorkshire, saying the recent events at the club has fractured the game and torn lives apart.

ICC T20 WC, ENG vs AUS Highlights: Eng crush Aussies, inch closer to semis

England thus completed a hat-trick of wins, while Australia suffered their first loss of the tournament after beating South Africa and Sri Lanka in their previous two games

CA explains to England cricketers what to expect during Ashes series

Joe Root along with teammates have been given the blueprint on the Australian quarantine protocols when they begin their Ashes tour in December

Ind vs Eng: ECB, BCCI to try 'finding a window to reschedule' 5th Test

The BCCI along with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) had earlier jointly decided to call off the fifth Test scheduled at Old Trafford in Manchester.

IND vs ENG 4th Test Day 1: India loses top 3 batsmen; 54-3 at Lunch

India once again struggled against the moving ball, struggling to 54 for three at lunch on day one of the fourth Test against England here on Thursday. Joe Root put India in to bat amid overcast conditions. Coming back from injury, Chris Woakes made instant impact by having Rohit Sharma (11) caught behind in his first over. In-form Ollie Robinson then trapped K L Rahul (17) with a ball that nipped backed in. Cheteshwar Pujara followed an outswinger from James Anderson only to edge it to the wicketkeeper to leave India reeling at 39 for three. Virat Kohli (18 batting) and Ravindra Jadeja (2 batting) were in the middle when lunch was taken. Jadeja came ahead of Ajinkya Rahane and Rishabh Pant. Brief scores: India 54/3 in 25 overs (Virat Kohli batting 18; James Anderson 1/28, Ollie Robinson 1/8, Chris Woakes 1/4).

IND vs ENG 4th Test playing 11: Umesh, Shardul replace Ishant, Shami

England made two changes, bringing in Ollie Pope in place of Jos Buttler, while fit-again Chris Woakes replaced Sam Curran

Root regains No. 1 spot in Test rankings; Sharma overtakes Kohli

Following some fine performances with the bat in Englands ongoing Test series against India, skipper Joe Root on Wednesday regained the No.1 spot in the ICC Men's Test player rankings for batting.