Joe Root has finally ticked off one of the biggest unchecked boxes of his stunning Test career. The England superstar brought up his first-ever Test century on Australian soil during the day-night Ashes Test at the Gabba, ending a long-standing narrative that had followed him across multiple tours Down Under.

For a man with over 13,000 Test runs, second only to Sachin Tendulkar, this was the one milestone that had stubbornly eluded him. Coming into the series, there was genuine anticipation around whether Root could finally conquer the conditions that had repeatedly challenged him. And he delivered in style.

England in Trouble, Root in Control

Walking in at 5-2 after Mitchell Starc tore through England’s top order, Root had a mountain to climb. But this is exactly the sort of chaos he t

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