‘We’re blessed to have Joe Root’ - England selector explains Test captaincy decision
England selector explains Joe Root Test captain call
06 Aug 2026
2 MinMarcus North
Australia
Current Series
Full Name
Marcus North
Nationality
Australia
Other Name
Marcus North
Role
Batter
Birth Date
28 Jul 1979 (47y 42d)
Birth Place
--
Batting Style
Left hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right Arm Off Break
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 21 | 35 | 2 | 1171 | 128 | 35.48 | 2432 | 48.14 | 5 | 4 |
| odi | 2 | 2 | -- | 6 | 5 | 3.00 | 19 | 31.57 | -- | -- |
| t20i | 1 | 1 | -- | 20 | 20 | 20.00 | 21 | 95.23 | -- | -- |
| t20 | 94 | 83 | 13 | 1756 | 90 | 25.08 | 1621 | 108.32 | -- | 5 |
| fc | 214 | 370 | 32 | 13764 | 239 | 40.72 | -- | -- | 37 | 69 |
| list a | 181 | 170 | 18 | 5312 | 137 | 34.94 | -- | -- | 9 | 34 |
| t10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 21 | 19 | 209.40 | 591 | 14 | 6/55 | 42.21 | 2.81 | 89.80 | 1 | 1 |
| odi | 2 | 1 | 3.00 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | 5.33 | -- | -- | -- |
| t20i | 1 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| t20 | 94 | 45 | 103.10 | 763 | 19 | 2/19 | 40.15 | 7.39 | 32.50 | -- | -- |
| fc | 214 | -- | 2075.50 | 6175 | 158 | 6/55 | 39.08 | 2.97 | 78.8 | -- | 3 |
| list a | 181 | -- | 478.50 | 2443 | 74 | 4/26 | 33.01 | 5.10 | 38.80 | 1 | -- |
| t10 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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