betvisa loginENG vs SL: Fans go wild as Joe Root equals Alastair Cook’s record for England with 33rd Test century at Lord’s

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Joe Root’s dominating performance for England
Jamie Smith and Root’s Stabilization Efforts

On Thursday, August 29, Joe Root matched former England captain Alastair Cook’s record for the most centuries in Test cricket for England. Root achieved his 33rd Test century during the third session of the opening day’s play in the second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord’s. He reached this landmark by hitting a boundary on the third ball of the 63rd over, delivered by Lahiru Kumara. Root’s achievement came in his 145th Test match, equalling Cook’s tally, who had amassed 33 centuries in 161 matches. Cook, renowned as England’s leading run-scorer in Test cricket, now shares this significant record with Root.

Joe Root’s dominating performance for England

Sri Lanka started the day strong, dominating the morning session of the second Test at the Lord’s. The visitors built on their early advantage in the afternoon session, making key breakthroughs that stifled England’s progress. Despite a solid start from England’s top order, Sri Lanka’s bowlers made critical inroads, taking advantage of key opportunities to disrupt England’s innings.

In the post-lunch period, England’s Harry Brook di🤪splayed aggressive intent, scoring 33 off 38 balls with a series of boundaries. However, his innings was cut short by a precise inswinger from Asitha Fernando, who trapped Brook leg-before-wicket. This dismissal ended a promising 56-run stand between Brook and Root, which was beginning to build momentum for England.

Jamie Smith and Root’s Stabilization Efforts

Jamie Smith, a hero from the Manchester Test, joined Root at the crease with the aim of stabilizing England’s innings. While Root continued to accumulate runs, Smith played a more measured role. However, Sri Lanka’s pressure continued as Milan Rathnayake dismissed Smith for 21, wi🐽th Smith edging a delivery to the slip cordon. This wicket halted another promising partnership and allowed Sri Lanka to maintain their control over the game.

Here’s how Fans reacted:

There are two batters in World Cricket I could watch bat whole day and it's Virat Kohli & Joe Root.
the way Joe Root goes about hisಞꦰ batting is WORLD CLASS!!
— Lawrence Bailey ⚪ 🇿🇦 (@La♚wrenceBailey0)

Last 4 years in Test cricket, there is Joe Root and then there are rest. Gets his 33rd century equalling Sir Alastair Cook at the top of English cricket. Scores 2 half-centuri♉es per century. Can easily get past Tendulkar.
— Kanishk Agarwal (@kanishkdabaav27)

We are witnessing Greatness in front of our eyes 🔥 He made batting looks so easy
Joe root – The Modern Day Test Legend
— Kartik Sehgal (@kartik_vlsi)

Running out of words to describ♌e Joe Root. 33(!) test match 100s! 64 other scores over 50! Blokes a genius.
— Luke O'Neill (@lukeoneill2205)

Thirty three Test Hundreds +Most Test Runs for England!!! This iꩵs brutal from Joe Root.
— Sharon Solomon (@BSharan_6)

33rd century for Joe Root in Test Cဣricket for England♐.��⚡
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)

Another test ton for Joe Root. The 33rd of his career. Equal with Sir Alastair Cook for England. The man continues to be a cheat code for batting…
— Aatif Nawaz (@AatifNawaz)

Joe Root – 33 Test hundreds
Cook – 33 Test hundreds
Two all-time greats of the game.
Cook had the chance to overtake Sachin iꦬn the number of Tests played but he fell short. If everything goes well, Root could well leapfrog SRT and become the #1 run-getter. Another 3790 runs.
— Srikrishna 🏏🏀 (@1998Srikrishna)

Joe Root gets his 33rd Test hundred. England's greatest batsmen bar none and up there with the very best from anywhere.
— Chris Stocks (@StocksC_cricket)

Joe Root's 33rd Test century to draw level with Alastair Cook's England record … also his sixth at Lord's, joint top with Graham Gooch and Michael Vaughan
— Ali Martin (@Cricket_Ali)

It’s quite laughable how much better Joe Root is th🐬an all our oth🍸er players
— Friday (@FPL_Friday10)

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ROOOOOOOOOT! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
💯 Thirty-three Test hundreds
⬆️ Joint most England Test centuries
🌍 The world's top-ranked men's Test batter
👀 Closing in on the most Test runs for England
Joe Root, you are 𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 🐐
— England Cricket (@englandcricket)