***Official*** England vs Sri Lanka 21st August-10th September 2024

[King Kane]

Jayasuriya making the nervous 90s pretty easy so far.

Surely Sri Lanka have a better spinner than this bloke.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Woakes missed out on his ton

 

[King Kane]

Woakes always looks good until someone bowls a bouncer to him, surprised it took Sri Lanka so long to employ that tactic.

 

[The Brian Hardie Stance]

Root 66 upside down

 

[King Kane]

Lahiru making Root earn his ton by bowling a maiden over to him on 99.

 

[King Kane]

Root still stuck on 99, tension building.

 

[ashley bach]

Roooooooot

Lord Joe

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Come on Root; give us number 33…

Yessss!

He’s gone past the Don

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

The nervous 99 averted! Batted Rooty, a much-needed century

 

[King Kane]

Tension broken, Root finally brings up his ton.

Hopefully he will up the run rate now with some reverse ramps and reverse sweeps.

 

[ashley bach]

226-6 @SillyCowCorner1

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

Come on Root; give us number 33…

Yessss!

He’s gone past the Don

Tied with Cook now

 

[Darwin Award]

A few years back Joe Root had the least number of centuries hit out of the 'Big 4'

Not anymore...

Now leads the way with 33 (Smith & Williamson-32 each)

Kohli- 29.

 

[ImpatientLime]

if this guy finally has a gun tour of australia next year (big ask), he might be the test GOAT of his era. man is getting better and better with age.

 

[The Brian Hardie Stance]

Feels like its been a while since an England innings run rate was in the mid 3's.

 

[The Brian Hardie Stance]

if this guy finally has a gun tour of australia next year (big ask), he might be the test GOAT of his era. man is getting better and better with age.

Would be a deserved icing on the cake. Best bat in world cricket imo.

 

[ImpatientLime]

wtf is this profile picture?

 

[Boy_Blunder]

No current player has more test centuries than Joe Root.

 

[King Kane]

Feels like its been a while since an England innings run rate was in the mid 3's.

McCullum won't be happy, Root has bogged England down with his ton off 160 odd balls.

 

[Howe_zat]

Come on Root; give us number 33…

Yessss!

He’s gone past the Don

As the best player of all time?

Big call but I'll allow it