Joe Root equals Sachin Tendulkar's long-standing record in Test cricket

England continued to boss the fifth and final Test of the ongoing Ashes series having taken a lead of 300-plus in the second innings against Australia at the Oval. After Zak Crawley's attacking knock of 73, Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow shared an unbeaten 110-run partnership and the visitors are already looking hapless. After getting starts and not converting in the last few innings, former England captain Joe Root finally came up with a substantial score to have something to show for it.

Root slammed his 6-th half-century and achieved and broke a bunch of records. Root first equalled the Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar in scoring 300 runs in a Test series for the 19th time, which is the most



in Test cricket history. Root was tied with Brian Lara and Rahul Dravid having scored 300-plus runs in a Test series 18 times. 

300-plus runs in a Test series most times:

19 - Sachin Tendulkar

19 - Joe Root

18 - Brian Lara

18 - Rahul Dravid

17 - Ricky Ponting

17 - Alastair Cook

Root also equalled Alastair Cook for England batters with most fifty-plus scores - 90. Root, who scored 91, has 30 centuries to his name in the format in addition to 60 half-centuries. Root also equalled former England batter Ian Bell's record of most fifty-plus scores by players from his country - 22.