Updated On: 06 January, 2026 08:39 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
As England’s star batter climbs to joint-third on all-time Test centurions list, mid-day highlights key numbers from his scintillating knock of 160

England`s Joe Root reacts as he walks off the ground after being dismissed on day two of the fifth Ashes cricket Test match between Australia and England at the SCG in Sydney. Pic/AFP
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No. of Test centuries for Joe Root, putting him alongside Ricky Ponting and behind only Jacques Kallis (45) and Sachin Tendulkar (51)
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No. of 150-plus scores for Root in Tests — the most by an England player and the fifth-highest overall