SYDNEY (AP) — Joe Root made his second hundred of the series, while Travis Head closed in on his third, as Day 2 of the final Ashes test between Australia and England closed evenly poised on Monday.

Root, 35, has a central contract until the summer of 2027, when England will look to regain the Ashes on home soil, but England’s greatest ever run-scorer also has his sights set on a fifth tour in ...

Joe Root makes his second hundred of the series, while Travis Head closes in on his third, as Day 2 of the final Ashes test between Australia and England ends evenly poised SYDNEY -- Joe Root made his ...

Joe Root's second century of the series kept an Australian rally in check at lunch on Day 2 of the fifth and final Ashes test on Monday. Root's masterful, unbeaten 138 was the highlight of the morning ...