Joe Root etched his name in Lord's history, surpassing Graham Gooch as the highest run-scorer with 2526 runs. During the Test against India, he became the first to score 3000 Test runs against them and reached his 103rd fifty-plus score. Root is also nearing his 37th Test century.
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