Joe Root closing in on top three English Test run-scorers after Chennai ton
Joe Root reached 100 in his 100th Test (Nick Potts/PA)
England captain Joe Root marked his 100th Test appearance with a century against India on Friday.
The Yorkshire batsman reached stumps in Chennai on 128 not out for his third ton in successive Tests – following scores of 228 and 186 against Sri Lanka – and the 20th for his country.
Here, the PA news agency looks back at Root’s record after he celebrated his cap landmark in style.
Ton up
Root became the ninth batsman to make a century in his 100th Test, with England now accounting for a third of that list.
Joe Root has England landmarks within reach as he prepares for 100th Test
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1 February 2021, 7:00 am
Joe Root will make his 100th Test appearance when he captains England against India on Friday.
The Yorkshire batsman goes into the landmark game on the back of a superb series in Sri Lanka, where his scores of 228 and 186 helped set up a 2-0 win and lifted him up England’s list of Test run-scorers.
Here, the PA news agency looks back on Root’s first 99 games.
Top three in his sights
England s all-time leading Test run-scorers
Root’s 426 runs against Sri Lanka lifted him three places to fourth among England’s Test run-scorers, ahead of Geoffrey Boycott, Kevin Pietersen and David Gower.