Brisbane, Australia, Dec 4, 2025 (AFP) - Root edges closer to elusive ton as England reach 196-4

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2025-12-04

Joe Root edged closer to his maiden Test century in Australia as England reached 196-4 at dinner on the first day of the day-night second Ashes Test at the Gabba in Brisbane on Thursday. After captain Ben Stokes won the toss and chose to bat, the visitors made it to the second break with Root not-out 68 and Stokes alongside him on 14. As Root closed in on a long-awaited milestone, England's tormentor-in-chief Mitchell Starc celebrated one of his......

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