The Ashes: Joe Root scores century as England hit 393-8 declared vs Australia on absorbing opening day at Edgbaston
Joe Root scored his first century against Australia since 2015 before Ben Stokes declared as the ‘Bazball’ Ashes began in utterly engrossing fashion at Edgbaston. England captain Stokes was adamant the swashbuckling style of cricket which had yielded 11 wins…