Pakistan recovered from a dreadful start, thanks to a century by Sarfraz Ahmed, to post a respectable total of 251 before Root and captain Eoin Morgan shared a third-wicket stand of 112 to lay the platform for the hosts to go 2-0 up in the series.
Fast bowler Gus Atkinson and wicketkeeper Jamie Smith will make their red-ball debuts for England in the first of the three-match home series
New England captain Joe Root rode his luck to make a battling unbeaten 184 and lift the hosts to a commanding 357 for five on the opening day of the first Test against South Africa at Lord's in London on Thursday.
South Africa crushed England by seven wickets in their final group match to storm into the semi-finals of the ICC Champions Trophy.
Pakistan captain Shan Masood expressed his disappointment and frustration following the defeat, emphasising the need for his bowlers to improve their ability to take 20 wickets in a match.
England skipper Jos Buttler expressed delight in Ben Duckett's record-breaking knock even as he hailed Australia for chasing down a massive total of 352 runs in the ICC Champions Trophy Group B match in Lahore on Saturday.
Rishabh Pant on Wednesday overtook his superstar India teammate Virat Kohli to reach the sixth spot in the ICC Test rankings for batters.
Rachin Ravindra's blistering century against South Africa in the Champions Trophy semi-final, his fifth in just 13 ICC ODI innings, places him among cricket's elite.
Root believed his side were competitive during the series but India 'out-skilled' them at crunch moments.
Rohit Sharma has overtaken captain Virat Kohli to become the top-ranked Test batsman from India.
It was a godsend for both Burns and Italy, who qualified for their maiden ICC World Cup by making the cut for next year's T20 showpiece India and Sri Lanka on Friday.
If history is anything to go by, Leeds always has room for a little magic.
PHOTOS from Day 1 of the third and final Test between England and the West Indies at Edgbaston on Friday.
Joe Root was hailed as the 'glue' that holds together England's dazzling batting operation after his superb match-winning century guided the injury-depleted hosts to the most convincing of eight-wicket triumphs over West Indies in Southampton.
England pacer James Anderson also opened up about what happened between him and the Indian players during the final session of the third day of the Lord's Test.
Josh Inglis smashed a maiden ODI century (120 not out) to lead Australia to a thrilling five-wicket victory over England in a high-scoring Champions Trophy match.
Josh Inglis slammed a brilliant century as Australia completed the highest chase in an ICC men's tournament against England in Lahore on Saturday.
Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed a rapid hundred before retiring hurt as India stretched their overall lead to 322 with eight wickets in hand to take control of the third Test.
Joe Root's unbeaten 149 put England in complete control of the final Test against India and they picked up the wickets of openers Murali Vijay and Gautam Gambhir before lunch on the third day on Sunday.
To say Joe Root has been galvanised since being dropped for the fifth Ashes Test that completed England's dismal 5-0 rout in Australia in the early days of last year would be an understatement.
New England skipper Joe Root was taken aback by the 'unfair' criticism made by Michael Vaughan of his side's performance.
England crushed India by an innings and 76 runs in the third Test which gave Joe Root his 27th win as captain in 55 Tests.
England Test captain Joe Root is not bitter about his exclusion from this year's Indian Premier League and believes his team mates playing in the Twenty20 tournament will hugely benefit from the experience.
Smith stood down from his post as captain and was banned for one Test match by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday after admitting conspiring to tamper with the ball during the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the 1st Test between England and India at Headingley in Leeds on Friday
England coach hopes Josh Hazlewood's comments were tongue in cheek
Former Australia skipper Ian Chappell feels England under Ben Stokes will give India tough competition.
As a traditional innings by Joe Root turned it around for England, Jonny Bairstow lauded his 'talented' teammate following Day 1's play.
Rohit remarked that Jadeja rarely bowls this many no-balls in the IPL.
After England's loss in the 2nd Test against India on Wednesday, Root had told the media that Moeen Ali 'has chosen to go home.'
Images from Day 4 of the 3rd Test played between South Africa and England in Port Elizabeth on Sunday
Australia lead the five-match series 1-0 after their emphatic 251-run win at Edgbaston.
Images from Day 4 of the second Test between India and England in Visakhapatnam on Monday.
India claimed an unassailable 2-0 lead over England after captain Rohit Sharma's rapid hundred secured a four-wicket win in the second one-day international on Sunday.
Abbas also acknowledged the consistency displayed by India across formats and said the Rohit Sharma-led team will be a strong contender for the upcoming Champions Trophy.
He also credited SA20 for the resurgence of SA cricket in the last few years.
England captain Ben Stokes will play in The Hundred this year after the conclusion of England's test series with West Indies.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, who has moved up a spot to seventh.
'We had very narrow negotiations that were quite useful.'
England captain Joe Root sought to draw a line under the litany of off-field incidents that have dogged the team throughout the Ashes on Wednesday, even as a senior player admitted they would continue to haunt the side during the third Test in Perth.
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