The Ashes: Root scores first hundred in Australia.

Test Match Special

BBC

Cricket, Sports News, News, Sports

4.4 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Simon Mann is joined by Jonathan Agnew, Glenn McGrath, Phil Tufnell and Andy Zaltzman to review an absorbing opening day at the Gabba where Joe Root was the star.

We also hear from Zak Crawley who made 76 plus Australia’s wicketkeeper Alex Carey.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts.
0:07.3	Welcome to the Wayne Rooney show.
0:09.3	Twice a week, Wayne Rooney, Kayeard and me, Kelly Somers,
0:12.4	break down the biggest stories in the Premier League and beyond.
0:15.5	Coming to the Premier League, he's shown one called Play, he isn't.
0:18.2	He's been probably the sound of the season.
0:19.6	Plus, we'll hear the funniest and most outrageous stories from Wayne's career.
0:23.7	I had two seasons when I played as the number nine and scored 34 goals in both the seasons.
0:28.1	But I was bored.
0:30.3	The Wayne Rooney Show.
0:31.5	It's what everybody's talking about.
0:33.8	Watch an eye player, listen on sounds.
0:37.5	You're listening to the TMS podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live.
0:43.7	Roots on 98.
0:45.9	Boland from the far end comes running into many bowls to Root.
0:49.1	It turns out into the leg side.
0:50.6	This should be it.
0:51.2	This should go at least for four.
0:52.6	It has gone for four.
0:56.0	And Joe Root has done it. And his 30th innings in Australia.
0:59.0	He's managed it. He's scored his first 100.
1:02.0	And what a fight it's been. What a battle.
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