England made a strong comeback with in-form Joe Root smashing his record-equalling Test century in the first innings of the second Test match against Sri Lanka at Lord's. Root also surpassed the star Indian cricketer in the elite list of players with the most international centuries.

England lost two early wickets after being forced to bat first in the second Test match against Sri Lanka at Lord's but made a strong comeback with Joe Root and Harry Brook adding 48 runs for the fourth wicket on Day 1.

Joe Root is the highest run-getter in Tests among active cricketers with Australia's Steve Smith, a close second with 9685 runs. Root has also surpassed Rahul Dravid on the list of players with the most fifties in Test cricket.

England star Joe Root scored an unbeaten 62 runs in the 128 balls in the second innings of the first Test match against Sri Lanka in Manchester on Saturday and entered the top-five list of cricketers with most fifty-plus scores in Test cricket.

ENG vs SL 1st Test: Kamindu Mendis scored a brilliant century to help Sri Lanka post a challenging total of 326 in their second innings but England managed to chase down a target despite a shaky start at Old Trafford on Day 4.

With two Test matches - Pakistan vs Bangladesh and England vs Sri Lanka - starting today (August 21), ICC has released the latest rankings in the format. Joe Root is sitting on top in the batting rankings but Babar Azam is likely to challenge him in the coming days.

Sachin Tendulkar last played an international match in November 2013 but still holds the record for the most Test runs. Australian star Ricky Ponting scored the second-highest Test runs and revealed one cricketer who can surpass both him and Sachin the Test record.

English star batter Joe Root was the top run-getter in the recent three-match Test series against West Indies with 291 runs in four innings with one century and two fifties. Root also became the second English cricketer to reach 12,000 runs in Test cricket.

England stumbled in their first innings of the third Test match against West Indies after losing five wickets before reaching 100 in the first session at Edgbaston. Joe Root kept the scoreboard moving from one end as West Indies took control of the final match of the series.

Joe Root is the third-leading run-getter in the longest format of the game in 2024 thus far. The right-handed batter has aggregated 524 runs in seven games at an average of 43.66. He has already struck two centuries and the same number of half-centuries.

England batters have been been benefited from their run-scoring spree in the second Test against the West Indies. England scored more than 400 runs in each of their innings with Joe Root, Ollie Pope and Harry Brook smashing centuries.

ENG vs WI, 2nd Test: Joe Root and Harry Brook recorded quick centuries on Day 4 as England managed to post a 400-plus total on Day 4 of the second Test match against West Indies. After impressive batting in first innings, the Caribbean side collapsed in the second innings.

Joe Root surpassed the legendary West Indies cricketer Shivanarine Chanderpaul's Test runs tally as he added 189 runs for the fourth wicket with Harry Brook to keep England ahead with a big total in the second innings in the Trent Bridge Test.

Both Joe Root and Ben Stokes missed the Indian Premier League 2024 season to focus on red-ball cricket but are set to return to T20 franchise leagues through the SA20 2025. Paarl Royals announce Joe Root's signing months before the start of the third edition of the tournament.

James Anderson finished his career as the leading wicket-taker for England. The right-arm speedster has claimed the most wickets by any pacer in the history of Test cricket.

Joe Root and Jamie Smith scored brilliant fifties to help England post a 371 total in their first innings and then James Anderson, Gut Atkinson and Ben Stokes picked two wickets each to push West Indies closer to a defeat on Day 2 of the first Test at Lord's.

Sachin Tendulkar received a rousing reception as the sports legends Roger Federer, Joe Root, and Pep Guardiola attended the world no.4 Jannik Sinner's men's singles third-round game against English star Cameron Norrie at centre court.

England's premier T20 tournament will be getting underway from May 30. The T20 Blast will be played until September 14 with several breaks in between the season. A total of 18 teams will be involved in the competition across 133 matches.

The umpiring and technology throughout the ongoing series between India and England have taken much of the headlines and Joe Root's dismissal on Day 3 of the fourth Test created further controversy. Root was given not out on the field but the Hawkeye reckoned that it was hitting the stumps.

"I must admit it did cross my mind but it was not a great option as the wicket was keeping low unlike the previous wicket. I was desperate to get some runs for the guys and I was happy to do that today," Joe Root said after Day 2's play in Ranchi.