Joe Root saves Matthew Hayden from his viral nude promise in Ashes 2025

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Historic Moment at the Gabba

Joe Root finally ended his long wait for a Test century in Australia during the pink-ball Ashes Test at the Gabba

England in Trouble, Root Steps Up

England were reduced to 5 for 2 after early strikes from Mitchell Starc. Root walked in under pressure and steadied the innings

The Partnerships That Saved England

Root stitched key partnerships with Zak Crawley, Harry Brook, and later Will Jacks on his way to a memorable hundred

40th Test Century Finally in Australia

Root reached his 40th Test century off 181 balls, his first hundred in 30 innings in Australia

Matthew Hayden’s Funny Promise Backfires

Matthew Hayden had promised to walk nude at the MCG if Root failed to score a hundred this Ashes and Root made sure that never happened

Closing In On Tendulkar’s Record

Joe Root now trails Sachin Tendulkar’s Test century record by just 11 hundreds, keeping his legendary run firmly alive

Mitchell Starc does it in the first over again - Nearing a rare record