England's Joe Root celebrates after scoring a half-century (50 runs) during the third day of the first Test cricket match between Pakistan and England at the Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan on 9 October 2024.
England's Joe Root celebrates after scoring a half-century (50 runs) during the third day of the first Test cricket match between Pakistan and England at the Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan on 9 October 2024.
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Joe Root breaks Alastair Cook's England Test runs record

AFPMultan, Pakistan

Joe Root broke Alastair Cook's England Test record of 12,472 runs on the third day of the opening Test against Pakistan in Multan on Wednesday.

The 33-year-old became England's highest run scorer in Tests, and the fifth highest of all time, when he drove Pakistan seamer Aamer Jamal for a straight boundary to reach 71, the total he had needed to surpass Cook.

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