Joe Root dismissed for 134 for England against Australia in 1st Ashes Test at Cardiff

Joe Root's innings came to an end when he edged Mitchell Starc to Shane Watson at slip for a supreme 134.

Joe Root‘s excellent innings finally came to an end when he ended up edging Mitchell Starc to Shane Watson at slip for a supreme 134 in the post-tea session of Day One of the first Ashes Test at Cardiff. Root was dropped by Brad Haddin on 0, and went on to make Australia pay dearly. He scored the seventh Test century and second against Australia. His century was the sixth-fastest for England in Ashes history, coming off 118 balls. Live Scorecard: England (ENG) vs Australia (AUS) Ashes 2015 1st Test at Cardiff, Day 1

Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Johnson were both wayward, each going at more than four runs per over. Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon were tidy, and Shane Watson was steady without ever been probing. Brad Haddin would be ruing dropping Root when the latter was still on 0. Live Blog: England (ENG) vs Australia (AUS) Ashes 2015 1st Test at Cardiff, Day 1

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