Five quick hits: Root hits landmark ton despite stunning run-out as Starc shines again

Root not just an average Joe: Conquering the final frontier leaves Aussies red-faced

Ashes 2025-26, 2nd Test: Joe Root answered years of Australian criticism with his first Ashes century Down Under, turning the “average Joe” jibe on its head and giving England a powerful foothold in the day-night Test after posting more than 300 in the first innings.

Five quick hits: Root hits landmark ton despite stunning run-out as Starc shines again

Joe Root overcomes a horror mix-up to notch a long-awaited first Test century in Australia, while Australia's seamers largely struggle without the dropped Nathan Lyon. Here are the quick hits from the first day of the pink-ball Ashes Test in Brisbane.

Root reigns at the Gabba with drought-breaking ton

Mitchell Starc collected another six-wicket haul but the day belonged to England's talisman who...