Joe Root to an outstanding innings of 156 runs from Aaron Finch. Root came in with England 37/3 and he managed to score 90* off 49 balls but England lost by 39 runs. In the second T20I Joe batted at number 7 but only faced 1 ball scoring 1 run before England's innings finished. England won the match and drew the series, Root finished with 91 runs (both matches he was not out) and 1 wicket. The third ODI was abandoned in England's 15th over, Root had made 12 runs before being caught. In the fourth ODI Root was bowled for 0,
Joe Root Root signed a three-year professional contract with Yorkshire. Root was selected for the Under 19 Cricket World Cup, in New Zealand, making an unbeaten 70 in a victory against Hong Kong as England progressed to the quarter finals before being eliminated by the West Indies. Later that winter, he was sent to the Darren Lehmann Academy in Adelaide, South Australia, to fine tune his game. In the fourth Test against India, Root became the 655th player to represent England at Test cricket, receiving his cap from former England all-rounder Paul Collingwood. Coming in as the number 6 batsman rather than