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- The Independent
How Joe Root compares to greats after moving second on list of Test run-scorers
Joe Root moved second on the list of all-time Test run-scorers after he passed 120 in the fourth Test against India. Here, the PA news agency looks at how he compares to the greats of the game. Climbing the ranks – Root climbed from fifth at the start of the Old Trafford Test to second as his score of 150 took him past India great Rahul Dravid, former South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis and ex-Australia captain Ricky Ponting – who hailed Root as 'magnificent' while commentating for Sky Sports. – Sachin Tendulkar's 15,921 runs remains the all-time Test record, with Root now 2,512 behind on 13,409. – Sir Alastair Cook, whose England record of 12,472 Root passed last year, ranks sixth on the list. – The top 10 is completed by Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara, West Indies pair Brian Lara and Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Sangakkara's long-time team-mate Mahela Jayawardene. – Fifteen men in all have passed 10,000 runs in Test cricket, with Australian trio Allan Border, Steve Waugh and Steve Smith, India's Sunil Gavaskar and Pakistan's Younis Khan, with 10,099, rounding out that group. New Zealand's Kane Williamson, on 9,276, is the nearest active player outside that mark. Root's record – Root has 13,409 Test runs at an average of 51.18, in 157 matches and 286 innings. – He made his Test debut in 2012, scoring 73 against India in his first innings. – The first of his England-record 38 centuries came the following year against New Zealand. His 66 half-centuries are also the most for his country. – Root's most prolific year brought him 1,708 Test runs in 2021 at an average of 61 – though his best average for a single year is 97.13 in 2014, helped by unbeaten scores of 200 against Sri Lanka and 154 and 149 against India. – He has more runs against India than any other nation, 3,249 in 34 Tests, with Friday's effort his 12th ton against them. He has over 1,000 runs against every opponent bar Bangladesh and Ireland, against whom he has played just two Tests each, and Zimbabwe (one). – Over 8,000 of Root's runs have been made in his customary number four position, where he averages 52.11. His best average by position is 61.05 at number five while his career-best score of 262 was made at number three, against Pakistan last year. – Earlier in the series against India, he also set a world record with his 211th Test catch, passing Dravid at the top of that list.
BBC News
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- BBC News
Robinson 'out for a month' with groin injury
Sussex bowler Ollie Robinson has been ruled out with a groin injury for the next 31-year-old missed his side's County Championship defeat to Essex and head coach Paul Farbrace revealed he had had an injection in his groin and would be out until the "tail end" of the One-Day Cup in asked what the likelihood was of Robinson being fit for Sussex's trip to Scarborough to face Yorkshire in Division One on 29 July, Farbrace replied "none at all"."He won't be available now until the back end of the 50-over comp," Fabrace told BBC Radio Sussex. "He had an injection in his groin on Wednesday. He's got a period of time now where he's got to get himself fitter and stronger and be ready for the [County] Championship run-in." "He's out of playing now for probably a month and then we'll look to bring him in towards the back end of the 50-over comp, maybe bring him in for three of the last four games and then get him ready for the final Championship games."Former England pace bowler Robinson has taken 24 wickets in seven red ball matches for Sussex this season at an average of club are currently fifth in the table with 125 points after 10 games following their promotion back to the top tier last year and Farbrace said Robinson's absence as a blow."We need him fully fit and available to help us. We've seen in this game that we could have done with his bowling but he wasn't available and we need him fit and strong to help us," Farbrace said."Equally it's an opportunity for other people. We've won two of our three games without him in the Championship this year. It's a shame when you haven't got people available."
Daily Mail
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- Daily Mail
Jack Grealish's girlfriend Sasha Attwood stuns in a yellow maxi dress as she shares sweet holiday snap with baby daughter Mila, 9 months
Sasha Attwood turned heads on Friday as she shared a sweet holiday snap with her daughter Mila on her Instagram Stories. The model, who shares Mila with Manchester City star Jack Grealish, 29, welcomed their baby girl in September 2024. Known for keeping her personal life private, Sasha gave fans a rare look at her life as a mum. In the photo, the beauty beamed while holding Mila in front of a lime tree during her sun-soaked family getaway. Sasha looked stunning in a yellow bodycon maxi dress adorned with delicate layered ruffles. While Mila looked adorable in a flowing baby pink dress as she clung affectionately to her mum. Sasha later shared another Story, turning heads in a plunging pink satin dress as she posed for a mirror selfie. She teamed the look with gold jewellery and toted her belongings in a pink tweed Chanel bag. After more than a decade together, Sasha announced her pregnancy with Jack in July, later welcoming their first child just two months after the reveal. In May, she shared an insight into her life as a new mother, as she shared a TikTok video of her daily routine. She began with feeding Mila her bottle and then popping her into her baby bouncer, as she tried to complete some household chores. Sasha revealed to her followers that the little girl was in her 'screaming phrase' and joked that was her favourite mode of communication at the moment. After a quick lunch and skincare, she headed to the gym for a work out session, before going to get her nails done. The day ended with the mother and daughter visiting a soft play centre after Mila woke up from her nap, while Sasha began preparations for a girly night in with her friends. Mila's arrival was announced on Instagram by her footballer father, with Sasha calling it 'the most special moment of my life'. However, despite his joy at becoming a dad, Jack described 2024 as one of the hardest years of his life as he fought for his place in Manchester City. The year saw him spend more time that he would have liked on the bench instead of on the pitch and also narrowly miss out on a spot in England's Euro team. Reflecting on 2024 at the end of the year, Jack said: 'Last year, the whole year itself, it was weird because my little daughter was born, but apart from that it was one of the most difficult years - probably the most difficult year of my life for many reasons, on and off the pitch. 'I found it really difficult. But it's a new year, a sort of fresh start, and hopefully I can kick on from here. 'I feel like in my last few games that I have played - against Palace, Salford and Orient - I am trying to be involved more in the goals and assists. 'Listen, I want to start playing more often and have that rhythm. The way I was a couple of years ago when I was playing a lot of games in a row. 'I do find it difficult at times to come in and out of games, not really playing. Hopefully I can keep training well and playing a few more games.' However, it now looks as though Jack is headed for the exit door at Manchester City after being left out of Pep Guardioila's 27-man squad for the Club World Cup. Last month, the manager insisted the footballer needs game time and that it is 'best' for him to leave the club, after signing him rom Aston Villa for £100million in 2021. Guardiola said: 'He had a conversation with the club and they decided it was best. Jack is an exceptional player. The only reason why he didn't play last season is of course my decisions. 'We decide that he has to play. The club was honest, he was honest. We decide that the best thing is to stay (behind) and have a place that he can feel like he can come back to be the player like he was in the year of the Treble or all his career in Aston Villa. 'Without him it would have been more difficult in the year of the Treble. The fact is in the last two seasons he didn't play much minutes. 'He has to come back to play and have the butterflies in his stomach that he can play every three days, every three days and show again the quality he has.'
