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Joe Root

138*off 206 balls
v AustraliaBrisbane2025
vs AustraliaNot out

Joe Root made 138* off 206 balls against Australia at Brisbane in 2025. England lost the match.

Was it a ton of consequence?

No: a good ton. The team lost. How it works

Hello Sport on this innings2 moments

  • First Test ton in Australia, but "the ton means nothing" because England lost; early version of the tons of consequence idea

    Open on YouTube at 21:14
  • Live reaction: one behind Ponting, third most Test hundreds; Kallis tangent

    Open on YouTube at 6:48:36

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How the score is builtscore · points

Match Impact30% weight+16.254
Clutchness22% weight+12.557
Narrative18% weight+10.458
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+4.040
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.660
ToC score on your weighting56.0

Your weighting

  • Match Impact30%Did it decide the course of the game?
  • Clutchness22%The weight of pressure in the moment
  • Narrative18%The story surrounding the innings
  • Conditions & Opposition14%What and who they were up against
  • Historical Weight10%How time and experts have judged it
  • Perceived Greatness6%The consensus of those who watched
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How divisive is it?

Universally great, 7. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 53.7 and 58.

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