Root, who made an unbeaten 176, reached stumps with 12,578 to his name - 106 ahead of Cook - as England gave themselves a chance of forcing an improbable win over Pakistan.

Joe Root is now England's most prolific Test run-scorer, surpassing Alastair Cook in Pakistan, and he has time on his side to ...

By the time Joe Root hit his record-breaking boundary on Day 3 of the 1st Pakistan vs England Test, the former Three Lions ...

Root drew within one Test century of India great Rahul Dravid when scoring his 35th Test hundred against Pakistan on ...

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Pakistan are thrown on the back foot by England in the first Test match at the Multan Cricket Stadium, as the visitors broke ...

Joe Root has vowed he still has "plenty more left to do" after a marathon century in Multan saw him become England's record ...

Micheal Leask was the hero for Chicago CC with the ball in hand. He bowled three overs, taking four wickets while giving away ...

Joe Root has vowed he still has "plenty more left to do" after a marathon century in Multan saw him become England's highest ever Test run-scorer.

Root began the day on 32 not out, needing a further 39 runs to eclipse Cook's tally of 12,472, and the former captain eased to his target with an on-drive for four off Aamer Jamal before soaking up ...

With an exquisite straight drive for four, Joe Root took another of Alastair Cook’s records by becoming England’s highest run-scorer in test cricket. Root surpassed the retired Cook’s total of 12,472 ...

Joe Root said there are “many more runs to get” after he surpassed Alastair Cook to become England’s greatest Test match ...