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One by one he ticked them off, run by run he ascended the pantheon. Joe Root began the third day of the fourth Test against India placed fifth on the all-time run-scoring list. By lunch, he had ...

England 544 for 7 (Root 150, Stokes 77*, Washington 2-57, Jadeja 2-117) lead India 358 by 186 runs At Old Trafford, a sellout crowd hung on every tuck, flick, dab and drive as England's greatest ...