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 cricket’s No. 1-ranked batter ended a 15-test century ...

BRISBANE, Australia(AP) — After waiting a dozen years and 15 test matches, Joe Root took a little extra time to savor his first Ashes hundred in Australia. He took off his batting helmet, kissed the badge and held up his bat to celebrate the milestone in ...

At last Joe Root has scored a Test hundred in Australia. This was one of the most awaited hundreds in international cricket like Sachin Tendulkar’s wait for his 100th hundred (the gap between his 99th and the 100th was 371 days) or Virat's wait for 1205 ...

Joe Root scored his first Ashes century in Australia as he navigated testing conditions on day one of the second Test in Brisbane. His 100 came off 181 balls and was his 30th attempt to reach three figures in an away Ashes series. It was his fifth against ...