Joe Root beat Sir Alastair Cook’s record during England’s first ... s highest-ever run scorer in Test cricket. Root sent a straight drive past Aamer Jamal to reach a total of 71, taking ...

Joe Root has overtaken Sir Alastair Cook to become England's highest Test run-scorer of all time. Root eclipsed Cook's tally of 12,472 Test runs when he hit an elegant straight drive back past ...

Joe Root has overhauled Sir Alastair ... with a check drive for four off Aamer Jamal, moving fifth on the all-time list in his 147th Test appearance – 14 fewer than Cook managed before his ...

Joe Root has overtaken Sir Alastair Cook to become England's highest Test run-scorer of all time. Root eclipsed Cook's tally of 12,472 Test runs when he hit an elegant straight drive back past ...

This is what he does now: a beautiful off-drive ... be able to stare straight on a day like this, let alone score a Test century. But then, as we’ve established, Alastair Cook isn’t most ...

Fourth Ashes Test, Melbourne Cricket Ground (day three of five) Australia 327: Warner 103, Smith 76 England 491-9: Cook 244*, Root ... Bird with the sort of straight drive that had been the ...

Joe Root equals Sir Alastair Cook’s record of 33 Test hundreds with sublime innings Story by Nick Hoult, Scyld Berry, Tim Wigmore, Rob Smyth • 5mo ...

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Alastair Cook made the highest score by a visiting batsman at the MCG to give England firm control of the Boxing Day Test. Cook piled on 244 not out, beating the 208 of West Indies legend Sir Viv ...