Joe Root

Joe Root scored 222 not out to confirm his rich promise as an potential England opener and give Yorkshire a fourth batting point at Hampshire

Yorkshire secured maximum batting bonus points for the first time in two years as they reached 416 and built up a first innings lead of 163 on the third day against Northamptonshire

Yorkshire opener Joe Root made up for lost time with some stunning strokeplay to reach the brink of century against Northamptonshire

Joe Root, the Yorkshire batsman, hit an unbeaten hundred as England Lions cruised to a 10-wicket victory against the West Indians on the final day in Northampton

The second new ball coupled with some poor shot selection prompted a fairly abrupt end to the Yorkshire innings as the visitors succumbed for 247 in Canterbury.

As England were spinning to defeat in the third Test against Pakistan, the next generation had just secured an encouraging victory on the subcontinent

The fall-out after Yorkshire's disastrous season, in which they were relegated to the second division for only the second time since championship was split into two divisions 11 years ago, has begun

Jonny Bairstow hit a ferocious 80 and Joe Root added a watchful 62 as lowly Yorkshire clinched a six-wicket win against bottom side Worcestershire at Headingley in their final Clydesdale Bank League Group A match

Yorkshire stepped off the pedal after working their way into a promising position on the third day of their County Championship match against Sussex at Scarborough, and a draw now looks like the most probable result

Joe Root scored a classic maiden first-class century to put Yorkshire back in the match on the second day of their County Championship clash against Sussex at Scarborough

Joe Root, the Yorkshire batsman, and Lancashire left-arm spinner Simon Kerrigan have been called into the England Lions squad to face Sri Lanka A

A 98-run opening stand and a composed half-century from England Lions opener Joe Root put the hosts 92 runs ahead at stumps on the third day in Scarborough

Yorkshire took just short of an hour on the final morning to complete a County Championship double over Worcestershire with a six-wicket victory at Scarborough

Yorkshire are heading for a third successive defeat in the County Championship after they were forced to follow on by Sussex on the third day of the Division One match at Hove

An accomplished maiden half-century from Joe Root put Yorkshire in a strong position on day one against injury-hit County Championship leaders Nottinghamshire

Joe Root put in an outstanding all-round performance as England earned a share of the two-match Twenty20 series with a much improved display against Sri Lanka with a comfortable 46-run victory at Chester-le-Street.

A round-up of the second day's games at the Under-19 World Cup

Joe Root, the 18-year-old Sheffield-born opening batsman, has secured his future with Yorkshire.

Bangladesh Under-19 coasted to yet another win over a winless England, thereby clinching the seven-match series 4-0