Nestled in his crib, a baby Joe Root holds a small cricket bat. Now, 33 years later, that same baby is England’s highest-ever Test run scorer. You could say he was born to the role.

Of England's top seven, only the two openers, Alastair Cook and Keaton Jennings, and captain Joe Root batted ... team's best batsman should bat at first drop, while Root is known to prefer number ...

IMAGE: Joe Root bats en route his 17th ODI century scored in the match against Afghanistan at the ICC Champions Trophy in Lahore on Wednesday. Photograph: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters Joe Root finally ...