England's Joe Root plays a shot during the third day of the first test cricket match between Pakistan and England, in Multan, Pakistan, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
MULTAN, India (AP) – Joe Root has become England’s highest test run-scorer on the third day of the first cricket test against Pakistan on Wednesday.
Root surpassed Alastair Cook’s 12,472 runs with a straight-driven boundary to reach 71 on a wicket still well suited for batters. He survived an lbw television referral before reaching the milestone.
Root is now fifth on the all-time list of test run-scorers behind Sachin Tendulkar’s leading 15,921.
___
AP cricket: https://apnews.com/hub/cricket
