As England’s star batter climbs to joint-third on all-time Test centurions list, mid-day highlights key numbers from his scintillating knock of 160
England's Joe Root reacts as he walks off the ground after being dismissed on day two of the fifth Ashes cricket Test match between Australia and England at the SCG in Sydney. Pic/AFP
41
No. of Test centuries for Joe Root, putting him alongside Ricky Ponting and behind only Jacques Kallis (45) and Sachin Tendulkar (51)
17
No. of 150-plus scores for Root in Tests — the most by an England player and the fifth-highest overall
24
No. of Test tons by Root since 2021, way ahead of Kane Williamson, Steve Smith, Shubman Gill and Harry Brook, who have all scored 10 each
60
No. of international tons for Root (41 in Tests and 19 in ODIs). He is only the sixth player to reach this milestone
Five
Consecutive number of times Root has converted his 50-plus scores into centuries — the first such instance in his career
1985
No. of runs required by Root (13,937) to go past Sachin Tendulkar’s all-time Test record of 15,921
Four
Joe Root is the fourth Englishman to score multiple centuries in a single away Ashes tour in Australia
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