Multan, Pakistan, Oct 9, 2024 (AFP) - Root says 'many more to get' after England Test runs landmark

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2024-10-09

Joe Root said there are "many more runs to get" after he surpassed Alastair Cook to become England's greatest Test match run-maker on Wednesday. Root moved past Cook's 12,472 runs when he drove Aamer Jamal for a boundary to reach 71 on his way to a brilliant 176 not out on the third day of the first Test against Pakistan. The 33-year-old batted through the day in the heat and fought cramp to register his 35th Test century, taking England to 492-3......

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