By Matt Thacker
Record-breaker: Joe Root goes to his thirty fourth Test century, overtaking Sir Alastair Cook’s mark
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JOE ROOT broke a complete raft of records at Lord’s as England turned the screw against Sri Lanka within the second Test. The visitors ended the day needing an additional 430 runs to win having already lost two wickets.
For the primary time, Root hit twin a whole lot in a Test match, in the method going past Sir Alastair Cook because the England batter with probably the most Test tons. There are actually only five players with greater than Root – Tendulkar, Kallis, Ponting, Gavaskar and Dravid. This w…
