Who is England cricket star Joe Root’s wife Carrie?

ENGLAND cricket hero Joe Root is considered one of the best Test cricketer in the world.

By his side throughout his career – which includes being shortlisted for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2024 – is his devoted wife Carrie. Here’s their story.

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Over the years Joe Root‘s wife Carrie has been there to witness her husband become England’s second-highest run-scorer in Tests behind Alastair Cook.

She also stood by her man when he decided to make a huge decision in stepping down from being captain of his country.

Carrie has opted to keep a lot of her personal information out of the limelight, but she reportedly worked in The Arc – a bar in Headingley, Leeds.

Meeting Joe Root

This is home to Yorkshire Cricket Club and the place where she first met her husband Joe, according to reports.

A big indicator of the lovebirds being together came in October 2014 when Carrie posted a picture of herself and Root on Instagram, followed by a few more the following year.

But the world finally got to see how madly in love Joe Root was with Carrie as the English icon proposed to her before flying off for the 2016 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

The couple then tied the knot in 2018 where they walked down the aisle in Sheffield which is Root’s hometown.

Carrie has travelled with England‘s Barmy Army to cheer Joe on before taking him to the pub once her returns home.

Married with kids

The happily married couple are parents to their two little ones – a boy and a girl.

Alfred William was born on January 7, 2017, and their second child came along on July 8, 2020.

Life with a cricketer

Joe’s wife revealed that her husband leaving her to go and play Test matches isn’t easy but she understands it is part and parcel of the marriage.

In 2018, Carrie said: “It never gets easier but I’m so proud of all that you do and the sacrifices that you make.

“Our beautiful little family makes me so happy – you are one in a million.”

And the famous wife also mentioned on Father’s Day, the year Alfred was born that: “If he grows up to be half the man you are, he’s an absolute diamond.”

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Meanwhile, Joe confessed that he is worried his commitment to cricket may force Carrie to lose patience.

He said: “I don’t sleep at all during Test matches. It is a nightmare.

“I don’t know what it is. A lot of the time I’m not thinking about cricket. I am just sat there buzzing that I am involved in the game.

“It is not just sleep. I will be out for dinner with my girlfriend and I’ll not be listening to what she’s saying.

“You end up missing conversations and having to repeat them because you are thinking about cricket.

“I am thinking about the game and what we could have done. It must wind her up.”