'Grateful' Joe Root says time for fresh start after Ashes drubbing
2 years, 10 months ago

'Grateful' Joe Root says time for fresh start after Ashes drubbing

The Hindu  

England captain Joe Root said on Wednesday that it was time for a fresh start after their Ashes debacle and that he was grateful to be given the opportunity to take the team forward, ahead of their tour to the West Indies. Root survived the axe following a 4-0 drubbing in Australia even as director of cricket Ashley Giles, head coach Chris Silverwood and batting coach Graham Thorpe were sacked in the series aftermath. It's a real opportunity that we've got to take with both hands." I've got a lot left to offer -- I've still got the hunger and passion to play," said the 39-year-old.

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Joe Root regrets his time as England captain: If I could go back, I would start my captaincy like Stokes has
1 year, 6 months ago

Joe Root regrets his time as England captain: If I could go back, I would start my captaincy like Stokes has

India Today  

1 batter Joe Root has reflected on his captaincy stint with England, saying he would love to go back and play fearless and aggressive cricket like how the team has been playing under Ben Stokes. Joe Root led England from 2017 and stepped down from the role after the team was thumped 4-0 in the Ashes Down Under in 2022. …

England fortunes still rooted in former captain
2 years, 6 months ago

England fortunes still rooted in former captain

The Hindu  

Joe Root's hunger to succeed with England burns as bright as ever after a masterful unbeaten 115 carried the side to a five- wicket victory over New Zealand in the first Test at Lord’s on Sunday. Root reluctantly resigned the captaincy this year and was replaced by Ben Stokes, but in scoring his 26th Test century and becoming the 14th …

End of the road for Root, say former England skippers
2 years, 8 months ago

End of the road for Root, say former England skippers

The Hindu  

Former England captain Michael Atherton said current skipper Joe Root should step down following Sunday's 10-wicket defeat by the West Indies in the deciding third Test. "As was obvious to anyone who was in Australia, and should have been obvious to anyone who wasn't, Root has reached the end of the road as captain," Atherton wrote in The Times. "A …

Root signals intent to continue as England captain
2 years, 8 months ago

Root signals intent to continue as England captain

The Hindu  

Joe Root wants to continue as England captain, he said on Sunday minutes after his team suffered an emphatic defeat to West Indies in the deciding third Test of the series in Grenada. Even before West Indies had secured the series 1-0 after draws in the first two Tests, commentators were questioning whether Root would want to continue as captain …

Root confirmed as England Test captain, Thorpe steps down as batting coach
2 years, 10 months ago

Root confirmed as England Test captain, Thorpe steps down as batting coach

The Hindu  

Joe Root was confirmed as Test captain ahead of England's tour of West Indies next month after batting coach Graham Thorpe stepped down from his position, becoming the latest casualty of England's woeful Ashes series, the England and Wales Cricket Board confirmed on Friday. Head coach Chris Silverwood and managing director Ashley Giles had already left their roles this week …

Ashes 2021-22: Joe Root vows to continue as captain despite series debacle
2 years, 11 months ago

Ashes 2021-22: Joe Root vows to continue as captain despite series debacle

Firstpost  

“I honestly believe that I’m the best person to take this team forward, but if that decision is taken out of my hands, so be it. Hobart: England’s Joe Root has vowed to continue as Test captain despite suffering a 4-0 mauling at the hands of the Australian team in the Ashes series. “But I do have the appetite to …

Ashes 2021-22: Stokes backs Root and Silverwood, says "no ambition" to be England captain
2 years, 11 months ago

Ashes 2021-22: Stokes backs Root and Silverwood, says "no ambition" to be England captain

India TV News  

England's star all-rounder Ben Stokes clearly stated that he doesn't have any ambitions to be England captain. He backed his underperforming Test skipper Joe Root and head coach Chris Silverwood after they lost the Ashes series to Australia. Root and Silverwood have faced sharp criticism following England's dismal show in the ongoing Ashes series, which the visitors trail 0-3. While …

Joe Root should step down as England captain, says Geoffrey Boycott
2 years, 11 months ago

Joe Root should step down as England captain, says Geoffrey Boycott

The Hindu  

Joe Root must step down as England captain after his team's meek surrender in Melbourne ensured Australia retained the Ashes, former England batter Geoffrey Boycott said on Tuesday. England was heavily criticised after its second-innings capitulation, with former captain Ian Botham saying he was "embarrassed" to see them lose the Ashes in only 12 days of Test cricket. READ : …

Root calls on England to show some pride after another Ashes failure
2 years, 11 months ago

Root calls on England to show some pride after another Ashes failure

The Hindu  

Shell-shocked England captain Joe Root called on his players to show some pride in the badge after they suffered a humiliating innings and 14-run loss to Australia in Melbourne on Tuesday to lose the Ashes with two Tests to spare. AUS v ENG, 3rd Test, Day 3 - AS IT HAPPENED “I’m absolutely gutted,” Root told reporters at the Melbourne …

Ashes 2021-22: England skipper Joe Root confident of 'banging out a hundred'
3 years ago

Ashes 2021-22: England skipper Joe Root confident of 'banging out a hundred'

Firstpost  

Root became just the fourth player in history — and first since 2008 — to plunder 1,600 Test runs in a calendar year during the Adelaide Test, but a maiden century in Australia has always eluded him. Melbourne: Joe Root has backed himself to “bang out a hundred” as England face a must-win Boxing Day Test in Melbourne and says …

Ashes 2021-22: England captain Joe Root rues dropped chances, poor batting after Gabba defeat
3 years ago

Ashes 2021-22: England captain Joe Root rues dropped chances, poor batting after Gabba defeat

Firstpost  

Root also defended the exclusion of James Anderson and Stuart Broad from England’s lineup for the first Test, which the tourists lost by nine wickets inside four days. Brisbane: England captain Joe Root said Saturday his team must fix their fielding and batting to get back into the Ashes series, while defending the decision to leave James Anderson and Stuart …

Ashes: Australia prizes Root's wicket most, says Cummins
3 years ago

Ashes: Australia prizes Root's wicket most, says Cummins

The Hindu  

Pat Cummins admits he would relish taking the prized wicket of England captain Joe Root in this week's opening Ashes Test in Brisbane even if he had not earned a late promotion into the Australian captaincy. "I don't know if the captaincy brings a different element for me, but the last few series we've played against him he's always been …

Root: England has clarity on approach for Ashes series
3 years ago

Root: England has clarity on approach for Ashes series

The Hindu  

England captain Joe Root said his team is “clear on how to approach” the Ashes series at a launch ceremony at the Gabba in Brisbane on Sunday. Root’s team has a bit more clarity as in a surprising move rival Australia named its starting eleven two days ahead of the start of the first Test at the Gabba on Wednesday. …

Root wants ‘change and actions’ from Yorkshire
3 years, 1 month ago

Root wants ‘change and actions’ from Yorkshire

The Hindu  

England cricket captain Joe Root called for “change and actions” from his county team, Yorkshire, in response to a crisis over its handling of a former player’s racism allegations that have rocked the sport. “These events have fractured our game and torn lives apart,” Root said in a statement issued on Thursday in his first public comments since Yorkshire settled …

England captain Joe Root demands change after Yorkshire racism row
3 years, 1 month ago

England captain Joe Root demands change after Yorkshire racism row

Firstpost  

Former player Azeem Rafiq filed a legal claim against Yorkshire last year, which has now been settled, for failing to deal adequately with racist abuse he suffered while representing the county London, United Kingdom: England captain Joe Root demanded change on Thursday after a racism row engulfed Yorkshire County Cricket Club, saying the events had “fractured our game and torn …

England's Ashes blueprint: Joe Root's side to shun spin and go with all-out pace against New Zealand
3 years, 6 months ago

England's Ashes blueprint: Joe Root's side to shun spin and go with all-out pace against New Zealand

Daily Mail  

Time for England to put to one side, for now at least, the social media shemozzle that turned the first Test into a public relations disaster of their own making. England are set to go with all out-pace against New Zealand with Jimmy Anderson in line for a record-breaking 162nd Test That means two genuine quicks and two ‘control’ bowlers, …

Hungry to make the next phase of my career the peak: Joe Root
3 years, 6 months ago

Hungry to make the next phase of my career the peak: Joe Root

India TV News  

England skipper Joe Root said on Saturday that his best with the bat is yet to come and he wants to make the next phase of his career the peak. England play New Zealand in two Test matches from June 2, follow it up with five Test matches against India in August-September and an equal number of Tests against Australia …

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