Joe Root achieves major Ashes milestones against Australia: Check out
What's the story
England batter Joe Root scored a valiant 135* on Day 1 of the 2nd Ashes Test at The Gabba, Brisbane, on Thursday. Root looked solid in the middle and helped England get to 325/9 at stumps on Day 1 in this day-night Test. Notably, Root, who hit his 40th Test hundred, attained two major Ashes milestones against the Aussies. We decode the same.
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Root shines for the visitors on Day 1
Root came to the middle after England were in trouble with twin dismissals (5/2). While a fiery Mitchell Starc made England pay with the pink ball, Root firmly stood his ground. His 117-run stand with Zak Crawley rescued England in time. After Crawley's departure, Root added 54 runs alongside Harry Brook (31). He finished the day with an unbeaten 61-run stand alongside Jofra Archer.
Ashes feats
The dual Ashes feats attained by RootÂ
Root went on to surpass 2,500 Ashes runs during his unbeaten 135 on Day 1. He has raced to 2,571 runs from 36 Ashes Tests (68 innings) at 41.46. He has 5 tons and 18 fifties. Meanwhile, Root also got past 1,000 Ashes runs on Australian soil. Playing his 16th Ashes Test in Australia, Root owns 1,035 runs at 38.33 (100s: 1, 50s: 9).
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40th Test century for Root
Overall, Root completed his 40th century in Test cricket. He became only the fourth player to touch the 40-century mark in the format, joining Sachin Tendulkar (51), Jacques Kallis (45), and Ricky Ponting (41). Root also has 66 half-centuries to his name in the format.