Centurion, Jan. 6 -- Veteran England wicketkeeper-batter Jonny Bairstow has hailed his teammate Joe Root for scoring two Test centuries on Australian soil in the ongoing Ashes series. Bairstow has called Root the best player of his generation.

Root arrived in Australia without having a Test hundred to his name. However, he broke the jinx after scoring his maiden Test century during the second Ashes Test (pink-ball) at Brisbane.

He notched up his second century on Australian soil during the fifth and final Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, scoring a massive 160 runs for England, which helped his side to post 384 in the first innings.

The right-handed batter joined Australian legend Ricky Ponting after scoring his 41st Test century agai...