Joe Root scores sixth-fastest Ashes century for England against Australia in 1st Test at Cardiff

Root's ton took 118 balls and included 15 boundaries.

Joe Root scored the seventh Test century and second against Australia in the post-tea session of Day One of the first Ashes Test at Cardiff. His century was the sixth-fastest for England in Ashes history. The ton took 118 balls and included 15 boundaries. This moments after Gary Ballance was dismissed for 61. Earlier, Root and Ballance came together at 43 for 3, and added 153 runs for the fourth wicket. 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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