Joe Root breaks jinx in Australia, shatters records with maiden hundred on Australian soil
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England legend Joe Root relishes an exceptional record in all nations except for Australia. England has struggled in Tests in Australia, and so has their best batter of the generation.
The Ashes has always been a one-sided saga for Australia when they play it on their own soil. England has never managed to break the shackles; even the Bazball doesn't seem to be threatening to what the former English players called the weakest Australian team in the history of the Ashes.
Several English legends have played the game over the years, and many have had exceptional records, but to the contrary, the greatest ever English batter, Joe Root, has never had a hundred on Australian soil.
Joe Root enlists a maidenen hundred on Aussie soil.
Joe Root made his debut for England in the previous decade and has played for the Englishmen for over 14 years in international cricket. His stats and his form inarguably position him as the greatest ever English batter, as he surpassed former skipper Alaister Cook by all means and records.
Root, who played in all venues throughout his extensive career, scored his maiden century in Australia in the pink ball Test at the Gabba. This also marked his 40th Test hundred for England, which is the second most by a cricketer in international red-ball cricket.
He is also nearing the century tally of Ricky Ponting, as he has 59 hundreds in international cricket, the most for any English batter. With this century, Root now has 22 WTC hundreds, which extends his record over Steve Smith, who is second with 13 hundreds.
England continues its quest for a Test win in Australia since 2010.
England has been considered as one of the most successful Test teams in the history of the game; however, their record in the biggest rivalry has not been the finest. They last won any away Ashes back in the 2010/11 season when they arrived in Australia.
Since then, over 15 years, the Aussies have not only won all Ashes games in Australia but have also won several games in England as well. With the new Bazball technique of play, England was hopeful to grind the Aussies with an aggressive brand of Test cricket.
However, Travis Head's attacking counterattack had no response from the English bowlers at Perth. They thrashed the English in Perth as the first Test ended with just 6 sessions of play.
Jofra Archer and Joe Root's 50-partnership guides England past 300 at Stumps.
After Mitchell Starc quickly destroyed the English lower order, centurion Joe Root put on another partnership with Jofra ArcherArcher,er who is definitely better than a no11,11 scored 30+ runs in a 50-run partnership and helped England past 300 on Day 1.
Root himself took his maiden century score pas135*,5* and England will get more batting chances tomorrow. Thitestst surely marka betterer track for play as England survived the Aussie paceman for one full day.
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