Root claims England awards triple

AFP, LONDON: Joe Root was named Test Player of the Year, Limited Overs Player of the Year and Fans' Player of the Year at England's annual awards ceremony on Monday.
The Yorkshire batsman, 25, hit two centuries in England's Ashes triumph last year, scored four one-day tons and was his team's leading scorer at the recent World Twenty20 tournament in India.
He overcame competition from Stuart Broad and Ben Stokes for the Test award and edged Jos Buttler and David Willey in the Limited Overs category, with both prizes decided upon by a media poll.
“I’m extremely proud. You can’t win these personal awards without great people – and great team players – around you,” said Root, who won the England player of the year in 2015 before it was split into Test and limited-overs awards, both of which are voted for by the cricket media.
Root shone in all three formats, with his 2,228 international runs in 2015 the most by an England batsman in a calendar year, and was involved in a game of musical chairs at the top of the ICC Test rankings with Australia’s Steve Smith and Kane Williamson of New Zealand.
He is now second behind Smith, having gone top after his century in the decisive fourth Test against Australia at Trent Bridge and returned there, briefly, during the Test series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates in October.
Root said: “It surprised me to reach that target. I know my cricket can develop so much more. There are so many areas I have to keep working on and keep improving. I don’t think you’re ever happy as a batter: there as always more runs you can get and more tweaks you can make to improve. There’s plenty on the horizon for me to work at.”
“It's been a remarkable year for our international teams,” said England and Wales Cricket Board CEO Tom Harrison.
“The women's Ashes attracted record attendances and unprecedented levels of media interest, our physical disability team won the inaugural Physical Disability World Cup in Bangladesh and our men's team regained the Ashes, won a major Test series in South Africa and reached the final of the World T20 tournament.

Root claims England awards triple

AFP, LONDON: Joe Root was named Test Player of the Year, Limited Overs Player of the Year and Fans Player of the Year at Englands annual awards ceremony on Monday. The Yorkshire batsman, 25, hit two centuries in Englands Ashes triumph last year, scored four one-day tons and was his teams leading scorer at the recent World Twenty20 tournament in India. He overcame competition from Stuart Broad and Ben Stokes for the Test award and edged Jos Buttler and David Willey in the Limited Overs category, with both prizes decided upon by a media poll. Im extremely proud. You cant win these personal awards without great people and great team players around you, said Root, who won the England player of the year in 2015 before it was split into Test and limited-overs awards, both of which are voted for by the cricket media. Root shone in all three formats, with his 2,228 international runs in 2015 the most by an England batsman in a calendar year, and was involved in a game of musical chairs at the top of the ICC Test rankings with Australias Steve Smith and Kane Williamson of New Zealand. He is now second behind Smith, having gone top after his century in the decisive fourth Test against Australia at Trent Bridge and returned there, briefly, during the Test series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates in October. Root said: It surprised me to reach that target. I know my cricket can develop so much more. There are so many areas I have to keep working on and keep improving. I dont think youre ever happy as a batter: there as always more runs you can get and more tweaks you can make to improve. Theres plenty on the horizon for me to work at. Its been a remarkable year for our international teams, said England and Wales Cricket Board CEO Tom Harrison. The womens Ashes attracted record attendances and unprecedented levels of media interest, our physical disability team won the inaugural Physical Disability World Cup in Bangladesh and our mens team regained the Ashes, won a major Test series in South Africa and reached the final of the World T20 tournament.