Root is second-highest run-scorer in Tests
Manchester, July 26 -- Joe Root climbed to second on the all-time list of Test run-scorers after hitting a sparkling 38th century on Friday as England hunted a series-clinching win against India. Ben Stokes' men, 2-1 up in five-match series, were 544-7 at stumps on the third day of the fourth Test at Old Trafford, 186 runs ahead of the tourists in the first innings. Root made an imperious 150, with only retired Sachin Tendulkar (15,921 Test runs) now having made more than Englishman's tally of 13,409.P17...
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