'England's Most Prolific' Joe Root Scipts History! Scores Yet Another 100 To Break All Time Record

Joe Root cometh the hour, cometh the man as the England's finest Test batsman has once again stepped up when it mattered most for his side as he scores yet another Test hundred at Lords. Joe Root scripted history when he smashed centuries in both innnings for England vs Sri Lanka in the second test of the series at the home of cricket. As Joe Root brought up his century in the third innings he ended up making English cricket history and breaking Alastair Cook's all time record. Joe Root scripts HistoryWhen Joe Root scored his 34th Test century, he broke Alastair Cook's record of scoring the most Test Centuries for England. Alastair Cook with his 33 test centuries had held the record for scoring the most test centuries for the longest time. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 THIRTY-FOUR TEST HUNDREDS! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Introducing Joe Root, England's most prolific centurion 🤯 pic.twitter.com/lOeJvsdM5O— England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 31, 2024 It was a record that didn't feel like it would be beaten, but Joe Root's incredible run of form in the past few years means the record has now been broken. The 33-year old is now also just 5 test centuries away from becoming the player with fourth most test centuries in history of cricket. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 moment. Joe Root goes above Sir Alastair Cook to score the most Test hundreds for England 🐐 pic.twitter.com/cD5aCXl1Id— England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 31, 2024 Also Read | Shakib BLUFFS Babar HILARIOUSLY During 2nd Test at RawalpindiAdditionally, Joe Roo has reached his 34th test century in his 146th match at a simply stunning average of 51.14. A proud father ❤️Joe Root embraces his Dad after walking off at Lord's as England's top century-maker 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 pic.twitter.com/68Aw6pFh4L— England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 31, 2024 Also Read | Rohit Sweats Out in Gym with India Coach Ahead of Crucial TestsMost Hundreds in Test Cricket 51 Sachin Tendulkar, India45 Jacques Kallis, South Africa/ICC41 Ricky Ponting, Australia38 Kumar Sangakkara, Sri Lanka36 Rahul Dravid, India/ICC34 Sunil Gavaskar, India34 Brian Lara, West Indies34 Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lanka34 Younis Khan, Pakistan34* -Joe Root, England33 Alastair Cook, England

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'England's Most Prolific' Joe Root Scipts History! Scores Yet Another 100 To Break All Time Record

Joe Root's legend in Test Cricket keeps on growing as he brought up his 34th Test Century and has now broken an all-time record.

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