Finally! Joe Root Scores His First Test Century In Australia

Joe Root’s wait is over! The legendary English batter has finally scored a Test century in Australia. The world No. 1 Test batter, who is playing his 16th Test on Australian soil these days at The Gabba in Brisbane, reached the 100-run mark for the first time in a Test match played in Australia during the third session of the first day’s play of the ongoing Day-Night Test. He needed 181 balls to reach the 100-run mark, and the Yorkshire-based cricketer has hammered 11 fours so far.

Before his century in the ongoing match, Root’s highest Test score in Australia was 89, which he made in the second innings of the 2021 Brisbane Test. In his previous three Test tours of Australia, Root, who is England’s highest run-getter in Tests, scored nine half-centuries but was not able to cross the 90-ru