Kane reckons Joe is absolutely fabulous

JOE ROOT’S insatiable appetite for runs has left even his fellow ‘Fab Four’ member Kane Williamson in awe.

- by DAVID CHARLESWORTH

The pair, plus Australia's Steve Smith and India’s Virat Kohli, have lived up to their billing after being banded together and touted as future greats back in 2014.

Root (inset, top) shows no sign of slowing down and recently moved up to second on the list of all-time Test match run-scorers, now 2,378 behind India’s Sachin Tendulkar.