Only 33, Joe Root is just over 3,000 runs away from Sachin Tendulkar's record of most Test runs.
Victory for Sri Lanka ended a run of seven straight Test defeats by England.
Pathum Nissanka's superb unbeaten fifty left Sri Lanka eyeing a memorable win over England as the third Test at the Oval headed for a dramatic finish.
Moeen Ali made history as the first British Asian to captain England in a T20I match against Australia in 2020 and has been an influential vice-captain to Jos Buttler.
Michael Vaughan has warned England against "take the mick out of the game" after a careless batting display against Sri Lanka in the third Test at the Oval.
Former England captain Kevin Pietersen made his Test debut for the Three Lions on July 21, 2005, during the Ashes at Lord's.
England vs Sri Lanka 3rd Test Day 3 Highlights: A quickfire unbroken partnership between Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis has put Sri Lanka in command against England in the third and final Test at The Oval.
Moeen Ali made his white-ball debut for England on their 2014 tour of West Indies and went on to play 138 ODIs and 92 T20Is for the country in his 10-year career.
England pacer Chris Woakes was forced to bowl spin during the third Test against Sri Lanka. Here's what happened.
Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva and the in-form Kamindu Mendis frustrated England with a unbroken century partnership on the second day of the third Test at the Oval on Saturday.
Still just 33, Joe Root already has 34 Test centuries to his name, in addition to12,377 runs in the longest format.
PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday brushed away reports regarding the non-availability of the venues for the upcoming home Test series against England.
England vs Sri Lanka 3rd Test, Day 2 Highlights: Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva and the in-form Kamindu Mendis frustrated England with a unbroken century partnership on the second day of the third Test at the Oval on Saturday.
England's Ben Duckett leaves less than 2 per cent of the balls he faces.
Inglis broke a record of his own, and notched up another first for an Australian wicket-keeper batter in T20Is.
Ollie Pope had managed a mere 30 runs in four previous innings since succeeding the injured Ben Stokes as England skipper at the start of the series against Sri Lanka.
Ollie Pope returned to form on his Oval home ground with a first hundred as England captain on Friday's opening day of the third Test against Sri Lanka.
Wood had played a full part in the first Test against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford in Manchester, managing the discomfort whilst he was bowling.