Root scored 62 in the first innings of the ongoing second Ashes Test at the Adelaide Oval. Along the course of this innings, the England skipper went past 1,600 Test runs in 2021.
If Root manages to score 1,789 runs in 2021, then he would become the batter to register the most number of runs in this format in a single calendar year.
Dawid Malan and Joe Root had ensured that England do not lose any wicket in the opening session on Day 3 of the ongoing second Test here at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday.
At the lunch break, England's score read 140/2 -- still trailing by 333 runs.
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