LONDON: Joe Root broke Alastair Cook’s record for the most Test centuries for England during day three of the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka.

There seemed to be an air of inevitability around Root reaching his milestone and not only did he bring up his 34th century, he also broke five other records during the match.

Root’s first hundred came against New Zealand at Headingley in 2013, under the captaincy of Cook, and 11 years later he stands alone as England’s most prolific century-scorer in the game’s longest format after bringing up his 34th ton on Saturday afternoon at Lord’s.

The 33-year-old became the first player to make centuries in both innings at the Home of Cricket since Michael Vaughan’s hundreds against the West Indies in 2004, following on from the 143 in the first innings which saw him equal Cook’s record.

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