Joe Root scored his maiden Ashes hundred on Australian soil after 12 years on opening day of 'Pink Ball' Ashes Test at the Gabba in Brisbane on Thursday. England batter Joe Root celebrates after scoring his first Ashes ton in Australia in Gabba on Thursday. (Source: X)

Former England captain Joe Root had 39 Test tons to his name, is the second highest run-scorer in the history of Test cricket but didn’t have a Test century on Australian soil. But that was before Thursday evening as the England legend notched up his maiden Test ton down under, rescuing English side from 5 for 2 on the opening day of the 2nd Ashes Test at the Gabba in Brisbane.

Root notched up an unbeaten 135 off 202 balls with one six and 15 fours as England bounced back from a humiliating loss inside two days in the ope

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