Joe Root has reached the final peak of his Test career — a moment England fans have been waiting for for more than a decade. The England great has scored his first-ever Test hundred in Australia, achieving the landmark under the lights in a pink-ball Ashes Test at the Gabba.
Boland to Root, FOUR!
That boundary sealed Root’s 40th Test century, but this one carries a special weight. It took him 30 innings across 15 Tests in Australia, countless near-misses, and nine fifties — but today, he finally broke the barrier.
Pink-ball centuries are rare. Ashes pink-ball centuries are rarer.
Root made it look effortless.
“His first ever in Australia, produced when England needed it the most.”
Under pressure, with wickets falling around him, Root stood tall and delivered one of the most iconic moments of modern Ashes history. From Adelaide to Melbourne, from Sydney to Brisbane — Australia has always denied him a century. Until today.
A truly historic moment for Joseph Edward Root.
He rises from the Ashes — quite literally — to script a century that will be remembered for years.
