Root, Tendulkar, Ponting, Cook, Lara: Who has scored 10,000 Test runs in cricket?
Joe Root has become just the 14th player to score 10,000 Test runs.
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England fortunes still rooted in former captain
Joe Root's hunger to succeed with England burns as bright as ever after a masterful unbeaten 115 carried the side to a five-wicket victory over New Zealand in the first Test at Lord's on Sunday. Root reluctantly resigned the captaincy this year and was replaced by Ben Stokes, but in scoring his 26th Test century and becoming the 14th batsman to pass 10,000 runs, he quickly underlined his continuing importance to the side. He shared an unbeaten partnership of 120 for the sixth wicket with Ben Foakes to lead the hosts to a tough victory target of 277.
Joe Root joins an absolutely elite list of cricketers to reach 10,000 Test runs
Joe Root has become just the 14th player to score 10,000 Test runs.
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