10 best players of all time from Yorkshire

#8 Joe Root

Joe Root has already established himself as a modern-day great

The current English Test skipper is one of the best batsmen in the world and by the time he calls time on his career, he would in all probability make an appearance higher up in the list but such is Yorkshire's rich history that he finds himself lower in the pecking order for now.

He shares a number of similarities of Michael Vaughan and it is no surprise that Root looks up at Vaughan as one of his idols.

Root rose through the youth ranks at Yorkshire making his second team debut in 2007 and signed a three-year contract with the county two years later.

Root made his national team debut in 2012 and hasn't looked back since, going from strength to strength for both county and England.

He scored his maiden Test century at his home ground of Headingley and quickly established as one of the premier batsmen in all formats of the game.

He was named as Alastair Cook's successor for the English Test side but unlike his idol Vaughan and many others before him, Root's batting hasn't been affected one bit by the extra burden on his shoulders.

Root has already secured his status as one of the modern greats and has still plenty of offer and it will be interesting to see how his stats stack up once he retires from the game.