BIRMINGHAM, England :A superb century from Joe Root, his first against Australia since 2015, helped England race to 393-8 before declaring on the opening day of the first Ashes test, a move that did not bear fruit as the tourists held firm to finish on 14-0 at stumps. It was a bold move to declare after 78 ov
BIRMINGHAM, England :A superb century from Joe Root, his first against Australia since 2015, helped England race to 393-8 before declaring on the opening day of the first Ashes test, a move that did not bear fruit as the tourists held firm to finish on 14-0 at stumps.
"Once Joe had got his 100, there were quite a few shots being played, so we sort of sensed it was coming," Australia's Josh Hazlewood said.ROOT'S BAZBALL INTERPRETATION Root joined Crawley at the crease after the dismissals of Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope, with Crawley reaching his 50 off just 56 balls, only to get a glove on what was the final delivery before lunch.
Root, who was given out just before tea only for the Decision Review System to come to his rescue, carried on ticking along as other team mates came and went.
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