Captain Joe Root moved previous Graham Gooch to be change into England’s second-highest run-scorer in Tests throughout the ongoing Lord’s Test towards India on Friday. Joe Root turns into England’s 2nd highest run-scorer in Test cricket. (Reuters Photo)HIGHLIGHTSAlastair Cook is the all-time highest run-getter for EnglandJoe Root overtook Graham Gooch on the checklist of prime run-gettersJoe Root grew to become England’s 2nd-highest run-scorer in Test cricketCaptain Joe Root reached one other particular milestone as he moved second in his nation’s all-time checklist of Test run-scorers throughout the ongoing second Test towards India at Lord’s. Root went previous former skipper Graham Gooch on the checklist of prime run-getters for England on Friday.
Root surpassed the tally of former England captain Graham Gooch, who aggregated 8,900 Test runs in his profession. One recreation after changing into England’s main scorer throughout all codecs, Root moved forward of Graham Gooch to path solely Sir Alastair Cook in Test cricket.Root wanted simply 4 runs to overhaul Graham Gooch and he did so with a boundary off Ishant Sharma within the twenty eighth over of England’s innings. Having smashed 100 and a fifty within the Nottingham Test vs India, Root is in elegant type with the bat.The England captain has slammed 21 centuries and 50 fifties in his Test profession. The 30-year-old shall be now seeking to cross 9000 runs in Test cricket. Earlier within the day, veteran pacer James Anderson claimed his thirty first five-wicket haul in Tests because the resurgent hosts restricted India to 364 of their first innings on the second day at Lord’s on Friday.The 39-year-old completed with figures of 5-62 whereas Mark Wood and Ollie Robinson took two wickets every as England fought again with early wickets to make sure India didn’t bat them out of the sport after resuming the day on 276-3Click right here for IndiaAt the moment.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.