England’s Joe Root secures his first Ashes century in Australia

Joe Root brought up his first-ever century in Australia in his 16th Test Down Under (Robbie Stephenson/PA) - (PA Wire)

Joe Root ticked off a big-ticket item missing from his distinguished CV by bringing up his maiden hundred in Australia in the day-night Ashes Test in Brisbane.

While he has amassed more than 13,000 Test runs – only India great Sachin Tendulkar has more – Root’s lack of a three-figure score in any format in Australia was a major subplot ahead of this Ashes series.