Joe Root Equals Ricky Ponting’s Record with 41st Test Century

In the final match of the Ashes series, England scored 384 runs in their first innings, powered by a brilliant knock from Joe Root. The England batter scored an impressive 160 runs, anchoring his team’s total with a commanding performance. With this century, Joe Root registered his 41st Test hundred, equalling the long-standing record of Australian great Ricky Ponting for the most Test centuries.