Joe Root has England landmarks within reach as he prepares for 100th Test PA 1 February 2021, 7:00 am Joe Root will make his 100th Test appearance when he captains England against India on Friday. The Yorkshire batsman goes into the landmark game on the back of a superb series in Sri Lanka, where his scores of 228 and 186 helped set up a 2-0 win and lifted him up England’s list of Test run-scorers. Here, the PA news agency looks back on Root’s first 99 games. Top three in his sights England's all-time leading Test run-scorers Root’s 426 runs against Sri Lanka lifted him three places to fourth among England’s Test run-scorers, ahead of Geoffrey Boycott, Kevin Pietersen and David Gower.