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Skipper Joe Root's double ton and Ben Stokes' 82 guided England to post a mammoth score on day two of the first Test against India at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday

Stokes though was in awe of Root's batting style, especially the way he countered the spinners. "It makes us all feel, you know, pretty rubbish (laughs), the way he makes batting looks. I was quite surprised he ran down the wicket and packed a six to bring up a double (century),” Stokes said at the press conference after day's play. 1/9 Previous Show Captions p England captain Joe Root became the first batsman to smash a double-hundred in his 100th Test, crafting a massive 218 runs to put his team in charge of the opening match against India in Chennai. (PTI Photo) /p

England will carry confidence from Sri Lanka win against ‘world’s best team’ India, says Joe Root The upcoming Test series could be key in deciding the finalists of the inaugural ICC World Test Championship. Updated Jan 25, 2021 · 10:39 pm File photo | AFP Skipper Joe Root on Monday said England will take confidence from their 2-0 Test sweep in Sri Lanka to challenge India on their own patch. England beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in a tight second Test in Galle with Dom Sibley and Jos Buttler guiding the team’s chase of 164 in the extended final session ...

Root's 186 helps England close in on Sri Lanka AFP/Galle Joe Root hit 186 and completed his19th century in Tests.— Twitter Root was out to a direct throw from Oshada Fernando on 186 in the final over of the day as stumps were called with England trailing by 42 runs Skipper Joe Root was run out shy of a second successive double century Sunday as England scored 339 for nine in reply to Sri Lanka’s 381 on day three of the second Test in Galle. Root was out to a direct throw from Oshada Fernando on 186 in the final over of the day as stumps were called with England trailing by 42 runs.

Skipper Joe Root led from the front as he hit a scintillating century to put England in firm control on the second day of the first Test against Sri Lanka at th