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'There was method': Root explains Smith's risky shot

England batter Joe Root defended fellow teammate Jamie Smith for his dismissal in the first innings of the final Sydney Test ...

Joe Root vs Shubman Gill, Steve Smith, Kane Williamson: England's beast is head and shoulders above his contemporaries

Shubman Gill is the closest all-round challenger on output and conversion. He has 1,849 runs at an average of 54.38 with ...
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He ain't heavy, he's my brother - Joe Root defends team-mates to the end

Off the former, he scored just 3 off 7 deliveries, a dot and a single before Smith's demise. Against Head, he cracked a ...

'Job Is To Score Runs, Not Survive': Joe Root Defends Jamie Smith After Brutal Criticism Over Poor Dismissal At SCG

England batter Joe Root defended fellow teammate Jamie Smith for his dismissal in the first innings of the final Sydney Test, ...

Joe Root dismisses talk of ‘regret’ over England dismissals

Joe Root insisted his England team-mates had no room for regrets after his Sydney century kept the tourists alive in the ...

'Not playing to survive': Joe Root defends Smith's approach after poor dismissal in fifth Ashes Test

Smith backed away to hit a shoulder-high short ball over the off side but found Scott Boland at deep cover. He was dismissed ...

'You can't just survive' - Root defends Smith's ugly dismissal

Joe Root backed team-mate Jamie Smith after the England wicketkeeper was criticised for his dismissal on day two of the fifth ...

Tehran's method of governance has reached a dead end, former top adviser tells Euronews

Saeed Laylaz, an economist and adviser to former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, spoke to Euronews about Iran, from the ...

‘That was an opportunity’: Root backs England star after ‘brainless’ blunder swings SCG Test

Smith’s blunder prompted heavy backlash from commentators and fans; ex-England fast bowler Steven Finn called it “completely ...

The Ashes: Joe Root insists 'attack' still the best way forward for England in Australia

JOE ROOT insisted his England team-mates had no room for regrets after his Sydney century kept the tourists alive in the ...

"Job is to score runs, not survive": Root backs Smith after poor dismissal at SCG

England batter Joe Root defended fellow teammate Jamie Smith for his dismissal in the first innings of the final Sydney Test, saying that the job is to "score runs, not to survive" and said that the ...