Joe Root has hit back at Darren Lehmann after the former Australia head coach said that the England batter was not an “all-time great”. Root goes into the series against New Zealand ranked as the world’s number one Test batter but found himself at the centre of an early start to the traditional Ashes war of words this week.

English star Joe Root has responded after former Aussie coach Darren Lehmann dropped a shock Ashes swipe out of nowhere.

England batter Joe Root has hit back at Darren Lehmann's claims that he is not an all-time great and said that the former Australia coach is entitled to say whatever he wants. Lehman had recently talked about Root being considered as one of the modern-day ...

England batter Joe Root needs to score a century in Australia to be considered an all-time great, says Darren Lehmann.

England’s leading run-scorer, Joe Root, says former Australian cricketer Darren Lehmann is "entitled" to believe he is not an all-time great.

Yorkshire’s Joe Root has treated a minor jibe in his direction with a typically straight bat on the eve of England’s first Test against New Zealand in Christchurch.

The former Australia coach made the controversial remark during his nation's humbling 295-run first Test defeat by India on Monday.