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Joe Root vs Sachin Tendulkar: Stats comparison after 41 centuries in Test cricket

Joe Root is getting closer to greatness forever as he bridged the gap with Sachin Tendulkar on the list of players with the most Test runs, with his 160-run knock on the second day of the fifth and fi...

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How close is Joe Root to breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s Test hundreds and runs record?

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Joe Root on level terms with Ricky Ponting after Sydney Ashes century; Sachin Tendulkar's records well within reach

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Joe Root pulls alongside Ricky Ponting, and eyes up previously ‘unreachable’ Sachin Tendulkar milestones

Joe Root was just a year into his Test career when Sachin Tendulkar announced his retirement after a 24-year-long odyssey.

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Joe Root equals Ponting with 41st Test century at SCG

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Root ton fires England before Head strikes back for Australia

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Joe Root on level terms with Ricky Ponting after Sydney Ashes century; Sachin Tendulkar's records well within sight

With this century, Root has become the joint third-highest Test centurion alongside Ricky Ponting.

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Root, Brook lift England to 211/3 before rain halts play

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Joe Root Closes Gap With Sachin Tendulkar, Becomes 2nd Batter In The World To...

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'Not playing to survive': Joe Root defends Smith's approach after poor dismissal in fifth Ashes Test

Smith backed away to hit a shoulder-high short ball over the off side but found Scott Boland at deep cover. He was dismissed by part-time pacer Marnus Labuschagne for 46 off 76 balls. The new ball was taken five to six overs after his dismissal.

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Joe Root defends England teammate after reckless dismissal on day 2 of fifth Ashes test

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Ashes 2025-26: Joe Root and Harry Brook steady England on rain-hit day 1 of Sydney Test

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The Ashes: England make 211-3 as bad weather ends day one early - as it happened

Root and Brook both hit fifties in unbroken 154-run partnership before bad light and rain eventually lead to early close at 06:00 GMT, with England 211-3

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Ashes 5th Test Day 1 Highlights: Rain forces early stumps after Root, Brook's dominance

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Australia v England: fifth Ashes Test, day three – live

Ashes, Joe Root and Day 2

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Root and Head’s batting mastery highlights Day 2 of 5th Ashes test

Joe Root posted his second hundred of the series for England and Travis Head closed in on his third for Australia as Day 2 of the final Ashes test closed evenly poised on Monday.

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Root's century defies Australia on Day 2 of the 5th Ashes cricket test

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Root's 41st century leads England to 364 on Day 2 of 5th Ashes test

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Head century drives Australia to 281-3 in fifth Ashes test

Travis Head scored his third century of the series as Australia reached 281 for three in reply to England's 384 at lunch on the third day of the fifth Ashes test at Sydney Cricket Ground on Tuesday.

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STATS: Joe Root narrows Sachin Tendulkar’s lead to under 2000 runs, equals Ricky Ponting with 41st Test century in Sydney

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Joe Root closes on Sachin Tendulkar after 2nd fifty in Ashes 2025-26; England fight hard at SCG after top-order failure

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Australia vs England, 5th Ashes Test Highlights: England 211/3 After Rain Forces Early Stumps On Day 1

Following his dismissal, the experienced Joe Root and the in-form Harry Brook navigated the challenging Australian bowling attack adeptly.

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Root and Head's batting mastery highlights Day 2 of 5th Ashes test

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Can Joe Root break Sachin Tendulkar's world record for most runs in Tests? Gap down to under 2000 runs

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Root receives standing ovation as sublime innings comes to an end

Joe Root's excellent first innings comes to an end as he's caught and bowled by Michael Neser for 160, to leave England on 384-9 on day two of the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney.

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Will Joe Root retire amid Sachin Tendulkar's record chase? England legend's big hint post Ashes ton

Joe Root gave a major update on his future plans as he reduced to gap on Sachin Tendulkar's run tally to less than 2,000 runs. The 35-year-old made the second century of his career in Australia with a knock of 160,

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Joe Root has shut up Australia for good and secured his legacy

As Joe Root sauntered back into the Sydney Cricket Ground’s picture-perfect pavilion, the southern sun glinting off its sloping green roof, he had every reason to cherish the moment. For his glorious innings of 160,

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Joe Root eyes 2029 Ashes series in Australia – when he will turn 39

Root, 35, has a central contract until the summer of 2027, when England will look to regain the Ashes on home soil, but England’s greatest ever run-scorer also has his sights set on a fifth tour in Australia in four years.

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The Ashes: Joe Root hits masterful century before England sloppiness allows Australia to fight back in Sydney

Jamie Smith blasted by commentators after gifting his wicket away during Englands 384 all out at SCG; Joe Root scores 160 - his second ton of this Ashes series - before Australia close on 166-2 to trail by 218 runs;

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The Ashes Briefing: Head leads Australia’s breakneck reply, a Root masterclass, and the series’ worst dismissal?

Australia have made significant in-roads into England's first-innings 384 as Head enjoyed himself in the final session of day two at the SCG