England Vice President Ollie Pope appreciated the inspirational presence of Joe Root in the dressing room and said that she hopes the former captain will complete the deserved century 2. Day of the third test against India in Lord’s.
Root was a standout artist on Thursday and ended up undefeated 99 after folded and patient knocking that helped England reaches 251 for 4 stumps. Its shifts set up a side of early obstacles and laid the foundation for a potentially decisive first total number.
“Joe Root inspired everyone in the dressing room and in this country,” the Pope said at the end of the BBC. “His work ethics and the way of cricket is inspiring during such a long career. Fingers crossed, tomorrow can become massive.”
Although Root had a modest impact earlier in the series, his courageous five -hour stay in the fold on the slow master’s playground confirmed his class. His knocking was seven borders and raised his 67. Test half -century and took it to one run of the 37th century in format.
If Root reaches three characters on Friday, Steve Smith will overcome as an active player with the most test hundreds. He would also move him to the fifth list of all time, only one behind Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkar.
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Root also became the first body in history to score 3,000 test runs against India. Now it has an average of 58 on 33 tests against them and costs only 77 escape from Jacques Kallis (13 289) and Rahula David (13,288) to move to third place on all time lists of test centers.
England Captain Ben Stokes joined Root in an uninterrupted stand late on the day and ends 39 not out. In the finals, however, he refused the second run to bring the root of his century – perhaps because of the problem with the weakness or adktor, which may affect his bowling post later in the match.
Despite the clear sky in the Lord – usually favorable for launching – England has seen one of their slowest scoring for opening in the Bazball era. Since the beginning of the approach, they reached 100 at their second pace.
Indian pitch Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj maintained pressure with disciplined spells. Green playgrounds also offered sufficient help for spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar, who bowed 20 from the 83 overs and raised one goal between them.
But Root remained endless, gave no chances and showed patience and control that made him England’s All-Time Leading Run Sagittarius.
If he reaches three characters on Friday, it will mean his 11. Testing hundreds against India – equal to Steve Smith’s record for most of the century with batter against them.
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Published:
Saurabh Kumar
Published on:
July 11, 2025
Tune
