Joe Root

Joe Root

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Edward Root
Born	(1990-12-30) 30 December 1990 Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Nickname	Root
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Batting style	Right-handed batsman
Bowling style	Right-arm off break Right-arm leg break
Role	Batsman
Relations	Billy Root (brother)
International information
National side	England
Test debut (cap 655)	13 December 2012 v India
Last Test	26 November 2016 v India
ODI debut (cap 267)	11 January 2013 v India
Last ODI	4 September 2016 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no.	66 (previously 61 & 5)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2009–	Yorkshire (squad no. 5)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 51 78 101 108 Runs scored 4,402 3,017 7,930 3,835 Batting average 53.03 45.71 51.49 42.14 100s/50s 11/25 8/17 20/38 9/21 Top score 254 125 254 125 Balls bowled 1,355 888 2,714 1,355 Wickets 13 13 27 25 Bowling average 52.15 65.76 52.48 49.64 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a Best bowling 2/9 2/15 3/33 2/10 Catches/stumpings 65/– 35/– 96/– 45/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 November 2016

Joseph Edward "Joe" Root (born 30 December 1990) is an English cricketer, who plays for Yorkshire County Cricket Club and England. He was originally a right-handed opening batsman and occasional off-spinner, with a similar playing style to former England captain Michael Vaughan. However, he has played the majority of his cricket for England in the middle order. He fields predominantly at second slip or gully.

He made his debut for England in the 2012 Test series in India and made his ODI and Twenty20 International debuts on the same tour, before scoring his maiden Test century at his home ground of Headingley the following Spring against New Zealand. He is currently the No. 2 ranked batsman in Test cricket on the ICC Player Rankings, No. 4 in the ODI rankings and No. 5 in the T20Is rankings.

Early life, family and youth career

Root is the elder son of Helen and Matt. His father is a farmer in an English village.^[1]

He attended King Ecgbert School, Sheffield and at 15 on a cricket sports scholarship, Worksop College in Worksop as a weekly boarder.^[2]

Root followed in his father's footsteps by joining Sheffield Collegiate C.C. Former Yorkshire batsman and England captain, Michael Vaughan also learnt his trade at Collegiate and was a source of inspiration for Root who became a protégé of his.^[2][3][4] According to Alastair Cook, he also became the 60th player who had played at Bunbury Festival that went on to play for England by 2013 as of June 2014.^[5]

Yorkshire career

Root made his Yorkshire Second Team debut on 18 July 2007, against Derbyshire at Abbeydale Park. He scored 57, putting on 133 for the first wicket with Adam Lyth.^[6] He continued to represent the Academy side and was named Player of the Tournament as Yorkshire's Academy won the ProARCH trophy in Abu Dhabi.^[7]

After success at second team level, Root was given an opportunity in the first team in Yorkshire's final Pro40 match of the season at Headingley, against Essex. Root scored 63 and was top-scorer in Yorkshire's 187–7. Although his half-century could not inspire Yorkshire to victory, Root described his debut as a "dream come true".^[8]

After another Man of the Series performance, this time on England Under-19 duty in Bangladesh, Root signed a three-year professional contract with Yorkshire.^[9]

Root was selected for the Under 19 Cricket World Cup, in New Zealand, making an unbeaten 70 in a victory against Hong Kong as England progressed to the quarter finals before being eliminated by the West Indies. Later that Winter, he was sent to the Darren Lehmann Academy in Adelaide, South Australia, to fine tune his game.^[10]

England

India 2012–13

In the fourth Test against India, Root became the 655th player to represent England at Test cricket, receiving his cap from former England all-rounder Paul Collingwood. Coming in as the number 6 batsmen rather than his usual position as an opener, he scored 73 from 229 balls, joint-top-scoring with Kevin Pietersen.^[11] In the second innings he made 20 not out to help England bat out the game to secure a historic series win on Indian soil. Root finished the Test series with 93 runs.

Following the Tests, he made his Twenty20 debut in the second of a two-match series, although he was not required to bat, and following Jonny Bairstow's withdrawal, he was also included in the ODI squad.^[12] On his ODI debut he was not required to bat, although he bowled nine overs, collecting figures of 0–51, as England won by 9 runs. He made scores of 36 and 39 in the next two matches, before making his maiden ODI fifty in the fourth match of the series, although England lost by 5 wickets. He made 31 in the final match of the series as England won by seven wickets. Root finished the ODI series with 163 runs.

New Zealand 2012–13

Following the successful tour of India, Root was retained in the Test squad for the 2013 Tour to New Zealand and was added to the previously announced ODI and Twenty20 squads. He was not selected for the first two Twenty20 matches. After being an unused batsman in the third Twenty20 game, he started the ODI series with two half-centuries, contributing 56 in the first game before top-scoring with 79 off 56 balls in the second. In doing so, he became the first batsman to start his ODI career with six consecutive scores of over 30.^[13] He followed this up by hitting 28* in the third ODI. He finished the ODI series with 163 runs.

In the first Test, Root batted at number 6. He made scores of 4 and 0 before making 10 in the second Test. In the third Test he made 45 off 176 balls before being bowled by Tim Southee then made 29 in the second innings. The Test series ended 0-0 and Root finished the series with 88 runs.

New Zealand 2013

Not long after the series in New Zealand, the Black Caps travelled to tour England. Root's first involvement of the tour was to captain the England Lions against New Zealand in a four-day warm up match, where he scored 179 runs. After scoring 40 and 71 runs in the first Test at Lord's, he scored his maiden Test century at his home ground of Headingley.^[14] He hit 104 runs off 167 balls and became the first Yorkshire player to score their first Test century at Headingley. He finished the series as England's top scorer with 243 runs and helped his side to a 2–0 Test series victory. In the ODI series that followed, he made scores of 30, 28 and 33 as England lost the series 2–1.^[15]

Champions Trophy 2013

For the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy England named Root in their squad of 15. In their opening group game against Australia, he made 12 runs off 17 balls and also took the wicket of Phillip Hughes as England secured a 48 run win.^[16] He also featured against Sri Lanka and hit 68 runs off 55 balls in England's 7 wicket loss.^[17] Root then helped England to a 10 run victory over New Zealand by making 38 runs off 40 balls which helped them secure a place in the semi-final.^[18] In the semi-final against South Africa Root scored 48 off 71 balls to help England to a 7 wicket win and secured a place in the final.^[19] The final was reduced to 20 overs due to rain and Root made 7 off 9 balls before getting caught out, England lost the match by 5 runs and Joe finished the tournament with 173 runs.^[20]

The 2013 Ashes Series

For the 2013 Ashes series, Root was named as the opening batsman to partner captain Alastair Cook after selectors decided to drop Nick Compton from the England squad. In the warm-up match against Essex Root made scores of 41 and 26 while also taking 4 wickets. Root was promoted to opening batsman for the first Test and made scores of 30 and 5, and whilst bowling, took his 1st Test wicket when he got Ed Cowan out in the second innings.^[21] Root started the second Test with a score of 6 which once again meant that he failed to make a score as an opener. However, in the second innings Alastair Cook did not enforce the follow on and Root made 180 before England declared. In the Australian final innings Root was responsible for taking the wickets of Usman Khawaja and Michael Clarke when both batsmen were on 50 plus scores. Root was named Man of the Match for his performance with the bat and the ball.^[22] The third Test wasn't the best for Joe as he was out for 8 in the first innings but managed to get 13* off 57 balls in the second innings before rain brought the match to an end meaning that England retained the Ashes.^[23] The fourth Test wasn't a very good one for Root as he survived 52 balls scoring 16 runs in the first innings before being bowled for 2 runs in the second innings. England won the match and won the series meaning Joe is an Ashes series winner.^[24] In the fifth Test Root top scored in England's first innings as he hit 68 runs, however in England's second innings they were chasing a score the Australians had set but Joe only managed to get 11 runs.^[25] He finished the test series with 339 runs and 3 wickets.

Root was selected to bat at number 4 for the first T20 International. The Australian side set England 249 to win thanks to an outstanding innings of 156 runs from Aaron Finch. Root came in with England 37/3 and he managed to score 90* off 49 balls but England lost by 39 runs.^[26] In the second T20I Joe batted at number 7 but only faced 1 ball scoring 1 run before England's innings finished.^[27] England won the match and drew the series, Root finished with 91 runs (both matches he was not out) and 1 wicket.

The first ODI was abandoned due to rain however Root managed to bat at number 4 in the second ODI. He only made 3 runs before being bowled.^[28] The third ODI was abandoned in England's 15th over, Root had made 12 runs before being caught.^[29] In the fourth ODI Root was bowled for 0, his first golden duck in his ODI career.^[30] The 5th ODI was better for Root as he scored a quick 21 before being bowled and also took the wicket of George Bailey.^[31] England lost the series 2–1 and Root finished the series with 36 runs and 1 wicket.

The 2013–14 Ashes Series

Root was selected for the 2013-14 Ashes series, in the warm up matches Root made scores of 36, 58* and 75 and took 1 wicket. Joe was selected at number 6 for the first Test as Michael Carberry was given the opening batsman role alongside Alastair Cook. Root only managed 2 runs from 7 balls in the first innings before being caught off a Mitchell Johnson delivery. In the second innings he made a steady 26* off 86 balls before running out of partners in England's collapse where Australia took a 1–0 series lead.^[32] The second Test in Adelaide saw Root move up the order to third batsman, filling the spot of Jonathan Trott who returned home due to stress related illness.^[33] He scored only 15 runs, which was the third highest number of runs scored by an England batsman in the first innings, in a disappointing collapse by the English side.^[34] However Root's second innings showed some fight as he top scored with 87 and was unlucky not to push on to make a century.^[35] England lost this match and went 2–0 down with 3 Tests to play. Root was out controversially for 4 in the first innings of the third Test and made 19 in the second innings, England lost the match and as a result lost the Ashes.^[36] Root made a solid 24 in the first innings of the fourth Test however he only made 15 in the second innings and was run out attempting to go for a single. England lost this match by 8 wickets and went 4–0 down in the series.^[37] He was dropped for the fifth Test and fellow Yorkshire team mate Gary Ballance was selected. England lost the series 5-0 and Root finished the series with 192 runs.

Joe was selected to bat at number 3 for the first ODI, however he only made 3 runs before getting out from an LBW. He also took the wicket of David Warner as Australia cruised to a 6 wicket victory. England kept faith with the out of form Root and he played in the second ODI, however he only made 2 runs before Mitchell Johnson got him out via an LBW. He did contribute with ball by taking the wickets of Shaun Marsh and Michael Clarke. Root was dropped for the third and fourth ODI's due to poor form. He was recalled for the fifth ODI and batted at number 4, he made 55 runs off 86 balls. Joe finished the series on the losing side in a 4–1 defeat. He made 60 runs and took 3 wickets in the series.

Root was selected for the Twenty20 series and in the first T20 he made 32 runs off 24 balls before being caught by Aaron Finch. In the second T20 he made 18 runs in England's loss. Root then scored 11 in the third T20 however he did catch and bowl Ben Cutting. Root finished the T20 series a 3–0 loser. He scored 61 runs and took 1 wicket.

West Indies 2014

Root was picked in the squad for the tour of West Indies. He was selected for the first ODI, he took the wicket of Kieran Powell before making 37 runs off 48 balls in England's failed attempt to chase the score. In the second ODI Root took 2 wickets before hitting 23 runs off 43 balls in the successful run chase. Root batted at number 4 in the third ODI where he made his maiden ODI century hitting 107 runs off 122 balls and also taking 1 wicket in England's 25 run win. He finished the series as a 2–1 winner and ended up with 167 runs (the highest run scorer of both teams) and 4 wickets. For this performance Root received the Man of the Match for the third ODI and also received the Player of the Series award. Due to sustaining a broken thumb in the final ODI, Root was ruled out of the 2014 ICC World Twenty20.

Sri Lanka 2014

Root featured in the only ODI against Scotland, he managed 17 runs before being caught. This was preparation for the Sri Lanka tour of England. In the only T20 match against Sri Lanka, Root made 5 runs and took 1 wicket.

During the first ODI against Sri Lanka, Root made 45 runs and also took 1 catch in the 81 runs win. The second ODI wasn't a good game for Root or England as he didn't make a run during England's innings of 99. He played in the third ODI however he was not needed to bat in England's 10 wicket win. During the fourth ODI he made 43 off 68 balls in England's loss. In the fifth ODI he made 10 runs from 11 balls before being caught by the wicket-keeper. England lost the series 3–2 and Root finished up with 98 runs.

Following the ODI series, in the first Test Match at Lords, Root scored an unbeaten 200 off 298 balls with 16 fours and guided England to their highest Test score against Sri Lanka of 575-9d. He is the fourth youngest English batsman to score a double century.^[38] The second Test was not as fruitful for Root as he made 13 in the first innings and 31 in the second in the 100 run loss. The series finished 1–0 to Sri Lanka and Root top scored for England with 259 runs.

India 2014

Root scored his 4th Test century for England in the first Test Match against India at Trent Bridge. His unbeaten 154 helped England recover from 298–9 to post 496 as he and James Anderson shared a world record 10th wicket stand of 198. Although England went into the second innings with a lead, they were unable to force a result. In the second Test of the series, Root made 66 in England's second innings but was unable to prevent a defeat. In the third match of the series, Root made a quick fire 66 in England's second innings to help them force a result and level the series at 1–1. He hit yet another half century in the fourth Test, as England won by an innings to take a 2–1 series lead. In the final test at the Oval, Root scored his 5th Test century scoring an unbeaten 149 to help England post a first innings score of 486 all out in reply to India's 148 all out. Root won the Man of the Match award for his performance in that Test. This resulted in England winning the match by an innings and secured a 3–1 series win. He finished the Test series with 518 runs and 1 wicket.

Root had an indifferent time in the ODI series, after the first match was abandoned he made scores of 4 and 2 in the second and third ODI's. However, he made 44 in the fourth game before hitting a match winning 113 in the final game of the series. The series finished 3–1 to India and Root top scored for England making 163 runs. In the only T20 match between the two teams, Root made 26 as England secured a narrow victory.

Sri Lanka 2014-15

Now an integral part of the English set-up, Root was selected in the 2014-15 tour to Sri Lanka to play in the 7 game ODI series. In the 1st ODI Root made 2 runs but improved in the 2nd ODI to score 42, although both were losses for England. Root did have an impact in the 3rd ODI by hitting an unbeaten 48 and taking a wicket to help England to a 5 wicket win. The 4th ODI saw Root make 36 in a losing effort before putting in a match of the match performance in the 5th ODI by making an unbeaten 104 and helping to guide England to a win that kept the series alive. In the sixth match of the series Root was again one of England's stand out performers, hitting 55. Despite this, England suffered another defeat meaning they trailed 4–2 in the series with just one game left to play. In the final game of the series, Root was again England's top scorer, this time hitting 80 although England went on to lose the match and the series 5–2.

2015 Tri Series

Root was expected to be a key player in the tournament consisting of India, Australia and England. However, in the first match he could only make five as England suffered defeat to Australia. He was not required to bat in the next match as England recorded a comfortable win over India. He made 69 in the next match against Australia although it was not enough to prevent an England defeat. He could only make three against India although England won the match to qualify for the final. In the final against Australia Root made 25, but England lost the match and finished as runners up.

2015 Cricket World Cup

Root scored five in England's opening group game defeat to Australia. However, he was one of England's better performers in the next game against New Zealand as he made 46 of England's runs as they were bowled out for 123 on the way to an eight wicket defeat. In the next game against Scotland, Root again struggled, being dismissed for a single although he did take a wicket in Scotland's reply. He made 121 against Sri Lanka and in doing so became the youngest English player to score a century at a World Cup. However, England again suffered a heavy defeat, this time by nine wickets. In England's must-win game against Bangladesh, Root was dismissed after scoring 29 runs. England went on to lose the game and were subsequently knocked out of the tournament. They won their final game of the group stage against Afghanistan, with Root not needing to bat.

West Indies 2015

Joe Root was selected in the England squad for the 2015 West Indies tour. During the first warm up match against St Kitts Invitational XI, Root scored 64 before being out through an LBW. In the second warm up match Root along with three other England player's played for St Kitts. He scored 87 not out with only Jonny Bairstow scoring higher (98*).

In the first test Root continued his good run of form as he hit 83 in England's 399 first innings total. During the second innings Root scored his 6th consecutive half-century score in tests by posting 59 before being bowled. He also bowled 13 overs and took the wickets of Darren Bravo and key man Shivnarine Chanderpaul in the last innings as the match was drawn. In the second test Root scored his 6th Test century and his 1st overseas Test century when he smashed 182* in 229 balls to help England reach a total of 464. This also took him past 2,000 Test runs. He bowled 16 overs during the West Indies last innings before England wrapped the match up to win the Test and take a 1-0 lead in the series. For his performance Root was awarded the Man of the Match. However, his form did not extend to the third Test, in which he made scores of 33 and 1 in a disappointing England performance. West Indies took a victory in the match to finish the series at a level score of 1-1. He finished the test series with 358 runs and 3 wickets.

New Zealand 2015

In the first Test against New Zealand, Root continued his impressive form for England. He scored 98 in the first innings to help England recover from a precarious position to post 389. He again contributed in the second innings, scoring 84 to help put England in a strong position. He picked up a wicket in New Zealand's second innings as England won the match by 124 runs. In the second Test, Root was dismissed for one in the first innings and was then dismissed for a duck in the second as England lost the game, meaning the series was drawn at 1–1. He finished the test series with 183 runs and 1 wicket.

Root was selected in a revamped ODI squad for the 5 game series. In the first ODI, Root batted at 3 and scored his 5th ODI century hitting 104 off 78 balls to help England to a record 408/9 and a 210 run win. In the second ODI he made only 6, and England went on to lose by 13 runs in a rain affected game. He performed more strongly in the third ODI, scoring 54, but England lost again, this time by 3 wickets. In the fourth ODI, he made his 6th ODI century by scoring 106* off 97 to help England chase a target of 350 to win the match and level the series. During this innings he passed 2,000 ODI career runs. In the fifth ODI he scored 4 in England's successful chase giving England a 3–2 series win. Root finished the series with 274 runs. In the only T20 match between the two sides he scored 68 as England went on to win by 56 runs.

The 2015 Ashes Series

Before the series began Root was made England Vice-Captain and heir apparent to the test captaincy role.^[39] Root was selected in the squad for the 2015 Ashes series. In the first Test he made a record breaking century on the first day of the Ashes series. He scored 134 off 166 balls, helping England to a total of 430. In the second innings he hit 60 runs and took the wickets of Mitchell Johnson and Mitchell Starc before making the winning catch, all of which earned him the man of the match award. England won the test by 169 runs. In the second Test Root was exploited by the Australian bowling attack and only made scores of 1 and 17 in England's loss. He did however take the wickets of Steven Smith and Peter Nevill in the first innings. The third Test was positive for Root as he made 63 in the first innings to give England a lead before hitting 38* from 63 balls to chase England's target of 121 runs to win the test. In the fourth Test, Root made 3 catches as Australia were all out for 60 in 18.3 overs, he then went on to make 130 (his 8th Test century) which made him the youngest ever English batsman to make 3 Ashes centuries and help England to a 3–1 Ashes win. After this test Root became the number 1 Test Batsman in the ICC rankings, overtaking Steven Smith. In the final game of the series he was less effective, making 6 runs in England's first innings and 11 in their second as they lost by an innings and 48 runs. After helping England to win the series 3–2, Root was named Man of the Series. He finished the series as England's highest run scorer making 460 runs and taking 4 wickets.

He was rested for the T20 and ODI series.

Root's contract with bat maker Gunn and Moore expired at the end of September 2015, Root signed a new deal with New Balance reported to be worth upward of $300,000 USD per year starting in October.

Pakistan 2015

Root was selected for the England squad on the tour to the UAE to face Pakistan. This would mark the first time that Root would face this opposition.

In the first Test, Root came in at number 4 and managed to score a solid 85 off 143 balls, before being caught by the wicket-keeper, to help England to a total of 598/9d. In the second innings England were set 99 to win, after a shuffle in the batting order Root came in at number 3 and finished 33* off 29 balls however bad light stopped play with England needing 25 to win and the match ended as a draw. This performance elevated him from No. 3 in the ICC Player Rankings to No. 2 rising above AB de Villiers. During the second Test, Root scored 88 off 141 balls however he threw away the opportunity to convert this into a century. Root also went on to score 71 off 171 balls in the second innings and this put him up to No. 1 on the ICC Player Rankings for a second time rising above Steve Smith. This also took Joe past 3,000 Test runs. During the third Test Root made scores of 4 and 6 in England's collapse and England succumbed to a 2-0 series loss. Root finished the series with 287 runs, England's second highest run scorer.

Having been reinstated into the ODI squad, Root batted at number 3 in the first ODI however he was out for 0. In the second ODI he supported Alex Hales's century with 63 from 77 balls to help England to a 95 run win. The third ODI Joe provided 11 runs in England's successful chase, however in the fourth ODI Root scored another half century, this time hitting 71 runs from 71 balls in England's total of 355/5, as England went on to win the game by 84 runs. Root finished a 3-1 series winner and scored 145 runs.

Joe was not selected for the first T20I as England fielded an experimental side. However he was included in the second T20I and came in to bat at number 4 behind James Vince. Root made 20 runs off 16 balls in the narrow 3 run win. For the third T20, Root was promoted to bat at number 3 with Alex Hales being rested and James Vince opening. Joe scored 32 runs off 22 balls to help England to a total of 154/8. Pakistan reached this total and took the match to a Super Over which England won. Root finished the series as a 3-0 winner and scored a total of 52 runs.

South Africa 2015-16

Root was selected for the England squad on the tour to South Africa. This would be the first time Joe would face South Africa in a test series. In the first warm up game, against an invitational XI, he scored 26 in the first innings and 37 in the second. In the second warm up game against the South African second team, he was much more prolific scoring 117 off 125 balls helping England to a total of 414-6d.

In the first Test of the series, Root made 24 off 37 balls in the first innings before being trapped lbw to Dane Piedt. During the second innings he scored a solid 73 off 128 balls to help England to a total of 326 and a 241 run win, taking a lead in the series. In the second Test, Joe scored 50 and 29 in a match where both teams posted 600+ runs in the first innings. Root scored his 9th Test century, scoring 110 from 139 balls, in the third Test to help England to surpass South Africa's total of 313. In the second innings (chasing 73) he hit the winning runs to ensure England won the series. This marks the first time since 2004-05 that a team has won a series in South Africa. In the fourth and final test, Root scored 76 off 128 balls to help England to a score of 342 all out in reply to South Africa's 475. However, in the second innings Root scored just 20 from 56 balls to leave England at 58-5. He finished the series as a 2-1 winner and was England's second highest scorer with 386 runs.

In the first ODI, Root scored 52 from 58 balls to help back up Jos Buttler's century on the way to England's total of 399 (their third highest ever One Day score. In the second ODI he only made 38 before being bowled. Root backed this up with his 7th ODI century scoring 125 in a losing effort in the third ODI. During the fourth ODI, Root scored 109, his second consecutive century, in another losing effort leaving the series drawn 2-2 coming into the fifth ODI. In the final ODI Root only managed to score 27 before being trapped lbw by Imran Tahir. South Africa went on to win the series 3-2. Root finished as England's second highest scorer with 351 runs.

In the first T20 match Root scored 8 in England's 134 run effort, however the match was lost in the last ball of the game. In the second T20 match, Root scored a quickfire 34 coming from just 18 balls in another losing effort to South Africa. England lost the T20 series 2-0.

2016 ICC World Twenty20

Root was selected in the England squad for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20. He featured in the first match against the West Indies and scored 48 from 36 balls in a losing effort. In the second match against South Africa he smashed 83 off 44 balls in England's record breaking chase of 230. Root was named man of the match for this effort. In England's narrow victory against Afghanistan, Root made 12 runs before being run out. In the final group match against Sri Lanka he managed to make 25 and take a crucial catch in England's 10 run win, ensuring their place in the semi final. England faced New Zealand in the semi final and were set to chase 154, Root scored 27* from 22 balls to secure a place in the final. In the final against the West Indies, Root scored 54 from 37 balls in England's 155-9 and took the key wickets of Chris Gayle and Johnson Charles. However this wasn't enough to secure a win. Root finished the tournament as the 3rd highest scorer with 249 runs.

Sri Lanka 2016

Root was selected in the England squad for the Sri Lankan tour of England. In the first Test, he had a fairly uneventful one going for a duck off 7 balls in the England first innings, caught at gully off the bowling of the debutant Dasun Shanaka. This proved inconsequential, though, as England moved to an innings victory over an inexperienced Sri Lankan side. Root had a much more memorable second Test in which he scored 80 to help England to a first innings total of 498/9d and eventually secure a 9 wicket win and with it, a series win. The final Test at Lord's was a poor one for Root as he failed to make an impact in either innings with the bat, scoring just 3 and 4 respectively, as the match ended in a draw, with England winning the series 2-0.

In the first match of the ODI series Root made just 2 as the match ended in a tie. He was not needed to bat in the second match as Jason Roy and Alex Hales put on a record breaking opening partnership to help England win the game by ten wickets. He made an unbeaten 11 in the third ODI, which was abandoned due to rain. In the fourth match of the series, Root scored 65 as England chased down Sri Lanka's target of 306 to win the match by six wickets. He played a crucial innings in the final match of the series, anchoring England's innings with 93 as they set Sri Lanka 325 to win, and England won the game by 122 runs, to win the series 3-0.

Pakistan 2016

In the first test, Root made a score of 48 in England's first innings before making 9 in the second innings as England suffered a 75 run defeat. In the second Test of the series, Root scored 254, the highest total of his Test career and the second-highest of any English player (third-highest overall) at Old Trafford.^[40] Root went on to receive the man of the match award for his performance as England levelled the series at 1-1. The third Test at Edgbaston was not as memorable, making just 3 in the first innings but then playing a resilient 62 in the second to help England to a total of 445/6 and eventually, a 141 run victory. The fourth Test was a frustrating one for Root where he got starts in both innings, making 26 in the first innings and 39 in the second, but did not convert them. The final Test was lost by 10 wickets and the series ended in a 2-2 draw. In the ODI series, Root made 61 in the first match as England recorded an opening victory. England won the second match, with Root scoring 89. In the third match, Root scored 85 as England broke the record for the highest ever ODI score, finishing on 444/3. Root made 30 in the fourth match as England chased down Pakistan's target of 248 to go 4-0 up in the series, although they lost the final match, with Root making just nine. In the only T20I, Root could only make six and England lost by nine wickets.

International Recognition

• Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2014 ^[41]
• England Test Cricketer of the Year 2015 ^[42]
• England Limited-Overs Cricketer of the Year 2015 ^[42]
• Fans' Player of the Year 2015 ^[42]

Statistics

Test statistics against each opponent

As of 29 November 2016:

Opponent[43]	Matches	Innings	Not out	Runs	High Score	100	50	Average
Australia	14	27	3	991	180	3	4	41.29
Bangladesh	2	4	0	98	56	0	1	24.50
India	9	15	3	963	154*	3	6	80.25
New Zealand	7	13	0	514	104	1	3	39.53
Pakistan	7	14	3	799	254	1	5	72.64
South Africa	4	8	1	386	110	1	3	55.14
Sri Lanka	5	7	1	346	200*	1	2	57.66
West Indies	3	5	1	358	182*	1	2	89.50
TOTAL	51	94	11	4,402	254	11	25	53.03

Test centuries

Joe Root's Test centuries
#	Runs	Match	Against	City/Country	Venue	Year	Result
1	104	6	New Zealand	Leeds, England, United Kingdom	Headingley Stadium	2013	Won
2	180	8	Australia	London, England, United Kingdom	Lord's Cricket Ground	2013	Won
3	200*	16	Sri Lanka	London, England, United Kingdom	Lord's Cricket Ground	2014	Drawn
4	154*	18	India	Nottingham, England, United Kingdom	Trent Bridge	2014	Drawn
5	149*	22	India	London, England, United Kingdom	The Oval	2014	Won
6	182*	24	West Indies	St. George's, Grenada	National Cricket Stadium	2015	Won
7	134	28	Australia	Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom	Sophia Gardens	2015	Won
8	130	31	Australia	Nottingham, England, United Kingdom	Trent Bridge	2015	Won
9	110	38	South Africa	Johannesburg, South Africa	Wanderers Stadium	2016	Won
10	254	44	Pakistan	Manchester, England, United Kingdom	Old Trafford Cricket Ground	2016	Won
11	124	49	India	Rajkot, India	Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium	2016	Drawn

ODI statistics against each opponent

As of 19 February 2016:

Opponent[44]	Matches	Innings	Not out	Runs	High Score	100	50	Average
Afghanistan	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	--.--
Australia	12	12	0	212	69	0	2	17.66
Bangladesh	1	1	0	29	29	0	0	29.00
India	12	10	1	336	113	1	1	37.33
New Zealand	13	13	3	612	106*	2	3	61.20
Pakistan	9	9	0	419	89	0	5	46.55
Scotland	2	2	0	18	17	0	0	9.00
South Africa	6	6	0	399	125	2	1	66.50
Sri Lanka	14	13	2	654	121	2	3	59.45
West Indies	3	3	0	167	107	1	0	55.66
TOTAL	78	73	7	3,017	125	8	17	45.71

One Day International centuries

Joe Root's One Day International centuries
#	Runs	Match	Against	City/Country	Venue	Year	Result
1	107	26	West Indies	North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium	2014	Won
2	113	36	India	Leeds, England, United Kingdom	Headingley Stadium	2014	Won
3	104*	41	Sri Lanka	Kandy, Sri Lanka	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium	2014	Won
4	121	52	Sri Lanka	Wellington, New Zealand	Westpac Stadium	2015	Lost
5	104	55	New Zealand	Birmingham, England, United Kingdom	Edgbaston Cricket Ground	2015	Won
6	106*	58	New Zealand	Nottingham, England, United Kingdom	Trent Bridge	2015	Won
7	125	66	South Africa	Centurion, South Africa	SuperSport Park	2016	Lost
8	109	67	South Africa	Johannesburg, South Africa	New Wanderers Stadium	2016	Lost

T20I statistics against each opponent

As of 3 April 2016:

Opponent[45]	Matches	Innings	Not out	Runs	High Score	100	50	Average
Afghanistan	1	1	0	12	12	0	0	12.00
Australia	5	5	2	152	90*	0	1	50.66
India	2	1	0	26	26	0	0	26.00
New Zealand	3	2	1	95	68	0	1	95.00
Pakistan	3	3	0	58	32	0	0	19.33
South Africa	3	3	0	125	83	0	1	41.66
Sri Lanka	2	2	0	30	25	0	0	15.00
West Indies	2	2	0	102	54	0	1	51.00
TOTAL	21	19	3	600	90*	0	4	37.50

First-class centuries

Root's first-class centuries
For	Against	Date	Format	Result	Score
Yorkshire	Sussex	17–20 August 2011	4-day	Draw	160
England Lions	West Indians	10–13 May 2012	4-day	Win	115*
Yorkshire	Northants	30 May-2 June 2012	4-day	Draw	125
	Hampshire	11–14 July 2012	4-day	Draw	222*
	Durham	24–27 April 2013	4-day	Win	182
	Derbyshire	29 April-2 May 2013	4-day	Win	236
England Lions	New Zealanders	9–12 May 2013	4-day	Draw	179
England	New Zealand	24–28 May 2013	Test	Win	104
	Australia	18–22 July 2013	Test	Win	180
	Sri Lanka	12–16 June 2014	Test	Draw	200*
	India	9–13 July 2014	Test	Draw	154*
	India	15–19 August 2014	Test	Win	149*
	West Indies	21–25 April 2015	Test	Win	182*
	Australia	8–12 July 2015	Test	Win	134
	Australia	6–10 August 2015	Test	Win	130
	South Africa	14-18 January 2016	Test	Win	110
Yorkshire	Surrey	8–11 May 2016	4-day	Win	213
England	Pakistan	22–26 Jul 2016	Test	Win	254

Career best performances

Root's career best performances
	Batting				Bowling
	Score	Fixture	Venue	Season	Score	Fixture	Venue	Season
FC	254	England v Pakistan	Manchester	2016	3–33	Yorkshire v Warwickshire	Leeds	2011
LA	125	England v South Africa	Centurion	2016	2–10	England Lions v Bangladesh A	Sylhet Stadium	2012
T20	90*	England v Australia	Southampton	2013	2-9	England v West Indies	Kolkata	2016

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Awards

Test Awards

Man of the series awards

#	Series	Season	Match Performance	Result
1	New Zealand in England	2013	243 runs. 3 ct. (2 Matches)	England won the series 2–0.[46]
2	The Ashes 2015	2015	460 runs. 4 wickets. 7 ct. (5 Matches)	England won the series 3–2.[47]

Man of the Match award

#	Match	Season	Match Performance	Result
1	The Ashes 2013	2013	1st innings: 6 (14 balls; 1×4); 2nd innings: 180 (338 balls; 18×4, 2x6); 7–3–9–2	England won by 347 runs.[48]
2	Sri Lanka in England	2014	1st innings: 200* (298 balls; 16×4); 3–1–7–0; 2nd innings: 4–3–7–0	Drawn.[49]
3	India in England	2014	1st innings: 149* (165 balls; 18×4; 1x6); 2nd Innings: DNB	England won by an innings and 244 runs.[50]
4	England in West Indies	2015	1st innings: 182* (229 balls; 17×4; 4x6); 2nd Innings: DNB	England won by 9 wickets.[51]
5	The Ashes 2015	2015	1st innings: 134 (166 balls; 17×4); 2nd innings: 60 (89 balls; 9x4); 6–1–28–2	England won by 169 runs.[52]
6	Pakistan in England	2016	1st innings: 254 (406 balls; 27x4); 2nd innings: 71* (48 balls; 10x4); 1-1-0-1	England won by 330 runs.

ODI awards

Player of the series awards

#	Series	Season	Match Performance	Result
1	England in West Indies	2014	167 runs, 4 wickets. (3 Matches)	England won the series 2–1.[53]
2	Pakistan in England	2016	274 runs, 1 wicket. (5 Matches)	England won the series 4-1.[54]

Man of the Match award

S No	Opponent	Venue	Date	Match Performance	Result
1	West Indies	Sir Viv Richards Stadium, North Sound	5 March 2014	107 (122 balls; 7x4); 3–0–24–1;	England won by 25 runs.[55]
2	India	Headingley, Leeds	5 September 2014	113 (108 balls; 10x4, 3x6)	England won by 41 runs.[56]
3	Sri Lanka	Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Pallekele	10–11 December 2014	104* (117 balls; 7x4, 1x6); 5–0–21–0;	England won by 5 wickets.[57]
4	Pakistan	Lord's, London	27 August 2016	1 ct. ; 89 (108 balls; 5x4)	England won by 4 wickets.[58]

Twenty20 International Cricket

Man of the match awards

#	Series	Date	Opponent	Match Performance	Result
1	New Zealand in England	23 June 2015	New Zealand	68 (46 balls, 8x4, 1x6)	England won by 56 runs.[59]
2	2016 ICC World Twenty20	18 March 2016	South Africa	83 (44 balls, 6x4, 4x6)	England won by 2 wickets.[60]

References

External links

• Player profile: Joe Root from ESPNcricinfo
• Player profile: Joe Root from CricketArchive

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