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Joe Root quietly reaches milestone on his return to the middle

I n a batting performance as dominant as England’s against Ireland at Lord’s, and in a team devouring various scoring records, one milestone slightly slipped under the radar. On day two, as Joe Root clipped Curtis Campher into the leg side for an easy single on the stroke of tea, he became the 11th cricketer in history – and just the second Englishman – to reach 11,000 Test runs.

The relative value of runs versus wickets is perhaps why such staging posts often differ by way of fanfare. If Jimmy Anderson adds 15 more to his 685 Test pelts this summer – or perhaps even overtakes Shane Warne’s 708 – expect a fair amount of bunting to come out. But it is still worth noting Root’s rarified company, with Sachin Tendulkar’s tally of 15,921 at the summit and Allan Border, in 10th place on 11,174, an Australian great who could well be overtaken during this upcoming Ashes series.

Aged 32 and with 11,004 runs, Root is young enough for a crack at Alastair Cook’s England record of 12,472 (fifth place overall), and possibly the very top. But he is also shrewd enough not to lob any grenades before taking on the Aussies. Ollie Robinson has spoken of dishing out “a good hiding”, and Stuart Broad has had his red pen out, but Root was keeping his cool after the 10-wicket victory over Ireland. “I try not to get too involved in that,” he said. “I feel like it can come back and bite you on the arse.”

Instead, Root’s advice to the likes of Ben Duckett and Harry Brook is not to “over-egg” their first taste of Ashes cricket; to know that the spotlight will be brightest, that national interest will swell in a way that trumps all other cricket, but also very little changes in the moment. “It’s the same game,” he said. “As soon as the bowler lets

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