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 bat at number 3 for the first ODI, however he only made 3 runs before getting out from an LBW. He also took the wicket of David Warner as Australia cruised to a 6 wicket victory. England kept faith with the out of form Root and he played in the second ODI, however he only made 2 runs before Mitchell Johnson got him out via an LBW. He did contribute with ball by taking the wickets of Shaun Marsh and Michael Clarke. Root was dropped for the third and fourth ODI's due to poor form. He was recalled for the