Joe Root is an English cricketer and captain of the England Test team. Described by his compatriots Eoin Morgan and Alastair Cook as the "most complete batsman" England has ever produced, Root has played 163 Tests, 189 One Day Internationals (ODIs) and 32 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), scoring 41 Test centuries (100 or more runs in an innings) and 20 ODI centuries .
Root made his Test debut in December 2012 and scored his first century the following year when he made 104 against New Zealand at Headingley. In July 2013, he became the youngest English player to score an Ashes century at Lord's when he made 180 in the second Test of the home series against Australia. His innings earned him the man of the match award and ensured England's victory. Root's performance during the 2013 season led to him being named as one of the five Cricketers of the Year by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2014. He went on to score three more centuries the same year, including a double century (200 not out) against Sri Lanka at Lord's. His highest score of 262 came against Pakistan during the first Test in October 2024; during the innings he overtook Alastair Cook to become England's leading run-scorer in Test cricket. Root became the first cricketer to score a double century in their 100th Test, scoring 218 against India at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai in February 2021. , Root has scored centuries against seven of the other eleven Test-playing nations; he has been most prolific against India, scoring 13 centuries against them.
Root scored his first ODI century in 2014 against the West Indies. His 19 centuries in the format are the most by an English player. His centuries have come against eight different opponents. His highest ODI score of 166 not out was made against the West Indies in June 2025 to rescue England in a run chase.
Root has played 32 Twenty20 International (T20I) matches since his debut in December 2012. He is yet to score a century in the format; his 90 not out against Australia in August 2013 remains his highest score. , Root ranks sixth among cricketers with most centuries in international cricket.
Key * Remained not out Captain of England in that match Man of the match
Test centuries
+Test centuries scored by Joe RootScoreAgainstVenue 1 5 1 2/2 Headingley, Leeds Home Won 2 2 3 2/5 Lord's, London Home Won 3 5 1 1/2 Lord's, London Home Drawn 4 5 2 1/5 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Home Drawn 5 5 2 5/5 The Oval, London Home Won 6 5 2 2/3 National Cricket Stadium, St. George's Away Won 7 5 1 1/5 Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Home Won 8 4 2 4/5 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Home Won 9 4 2 3/4 Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Away Won 10 3 1 2/4 Old Trafford, Manchester Home Won 11 3 1 1/5 Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot Away Drawn 12 4 1 1/4 Lord's, London Home Won 13 4 1 1/3 Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Home Won 14 4 3 5/5 The Oval, London Home Won 15 4 3 2/3 Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy Away Won 16 4 3 3/3 Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet Away Won 17 4 2 2/2 Seddon Park, Hamilton Away Drawn 18 4 2 1/2 Galle International Stadium, Galle Away Won 19 4 2 2/2 Galle International Stadium, Galle Away Won 20 4 1 1/4 M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Away Won 21 4 3 1/5 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Home Drawn 22 4 2 2/5 Lord's, London Home Lost 23 4 2 3/5 Headingley, Leeds Home Won 24 3 3 1/3 Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound Away Drawn 25 3 1 2/3 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown Away Drawn 26 4 4 1/3 Lord's, London Home Won 27 4 2 2/3 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Home Won 28 4 4 5/5 Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Home Won 29 4 1 2/2 Basin Reserve, Wellington Away Lost 30 4 1 1/5 Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Home Lost 31 4 1 4/5 JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi Away Lost 32 4 3 2/3 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Home Won 33 4 1 2/3 Lord's, London Home Won 34 4 3 35 3 2 1/3 Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Away Won 36 4 3 2/3 Basin Reserve, Wellington Away Won 37 4 1 3/5 Lord's, London Home Won 38 4 2 4/5 Old Trafford, Manchester Home Drawn 39 4 4 5/5 The Oval, London Home Lost 40 4 1 2/5 The Gabba, Brisbane Away Lost 41 4 1 5/5 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Away Lost
One Day International centuries
+ODI centuries scored by Joe RootScoreAgainstVenue 1 4 1 87.70 Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound Away Won 2 4 1 104.62 Headingley, Leeds Home Won 3 4 2 88.88 Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy Away Won 4 121 4 1 112.03 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Neutral Lost 5 104 3 1 133.33 Edgbaston, Birmingham Home Won 6 3 2 109.27 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Home Won 7 125 3 1 110.61 SuperSport Park, Centurion Away Lost 8 109 3 1 87.90 Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Away Lost 9 101 3 1 93.51 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown Away Won 10 3 2 103.10 The Oval, London Home Won 11 102 3 1 100.99 University Oval, Dunedin Away Lost 12 3 1 97.41 Lord's, London Home Won 13 3 2 83.33 Headingley, Leeds Home Won 14 102 3 2 105.15 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown Away Won 15 107 3 2 102.88 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Home Lost 16 2 2 106.38 Rose Bowl, Southampton Home Won 17 120 4 2 108.10 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Neutral Lost 18 3 2 119.42 Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Home Won 19 100 3 1 104.16 Rose Bowl, Southampton Home Won 20 111* 3 1 102.77 R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Away Won
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