Joe Root goes top of English Test century list

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Joe Root smashed his 33rd and 34th Test hundreds to go past England legend Alastair Cook on century count during the Lord’s Test against Sri Lanka.

Joe Root hit his second ton in the Lord’s Test to surpass Alastair Cook and become the England player with the most centuries in Test cricket.

With England building a mammoth lead in the second innings, Root walked in to stroke a run-a-ball century and notch his 34th Test ton.

This followed his 143 in the first innings, with his work helping the side claim the Test by 190 runs.

Root, who has been in astounding form, walked in to bat at 42/2 and dominated the Lankan attack with Harry Brook and later Jamie Smith offering company.

The England No.4 scored at a brisk rate and the only half-chance he offered was when an inside edge off Milan Rathnayake evaded the stumps and raced for a boundary.

With the two tons in the Test match, Root now goes past Cook for the most Test centuries by an Englishman.

No contemporary Test batter has as many hundreds, and in the overall list, Root made a notable entry as the equal-sixth highest century-maker.