England’s Joe Root’s 30th Test century was filled with reverse sweeps and ramp shots.
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England’s Joe Root’s 30th Test century was filled with reverse sweeps and ramp shots.
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England batter Joe Root scored his 30th Test century to overtake legendary Australian batter Donald Bradman’s Test century tally during the first Ashes Test against Australia at Birmingham on Friday.
Root is now 15th in the list of most Test centuries and has equaled Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Mathew Hayden.
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This is the former England captain’s fourth Ashes century.
The star English batter has now equaled Marcus Trescothick, Michael Gatting, and Michael Cowdrey in the list of most centuries at Edgbaston – three.