Joe Root equalled the England record of 33 Test centuries held by Alastair Cook when he reached three figures on the first day of the second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord's on Thursday.

Joe Root celebrated his 33rd Test century with a raised fist and a quick glance over his shoulder to double check his ...

London [UK], August 31 (ANI): England veteran batter Joe Root surpassed legendary Alastair Cook to register the most centuries by an English batter in the longest format, as he scored his 34th ...

England batter Joe Root, who is currently in his peak, scored double centuries in the ongoing second Test against Sri Lanka at the Lord’s. Root has crossed former England captain Alastair Cook ...

The celebratory ritual was hardly new to him, but this was special – a 33rd Test hundred to equal Alastair Cook’s national ... an accomplished maiden half-century. He later pulled Kumara ...

Joe Root’s record 34th Test century for England helped them set Sri Lanka a highly improbable 483 to level the series.Root equalled Sir Alastair Cook’s national benchmark this week and the ...

Root equalled Sir Alastair ... is now within 95 runs of Cook's England benchmark 12,472 in Tests, it was another forgettable one for Ollie Pope. While he reached double figures for the first ...

Atkinson moves into double figures with a crisp square ... Root guides Kumara for four to reach his 33rd Test century, equaling Sir Alastair Cook’s England record. Nobody else is close (see ...