England’s legendary batsman Joe Root has scored a remarkable century in the Brisbane Test against Australia. This is his first Test century in Australia.
Brisbane: England’s legendary batsman Joe Root has finally achieved the feat he has been waiting for his entire career.
Root scored a brilliant century in the second Test against Australia. This is Root’s first century in Australia. After failing in the first Test in Perth, Root made a remarkable comeback in Brisbane and managed to score a century in a difficult Test match with the Pink Ball. This is also his 40th century of his Test career.
Century comes after 30 innings
Before this innings, Joe Root had a total of 39 Test centuries, but none of them had been scored on Australian soil. However, this time he made no mistake and completed his century by hitting a brilliant four off Scott Boland. Joe Root’s century came in his 30th innings in Australia.
Most innings taken to score a first century in Australia:
41 Ian Healy
36 Bob Simpson
32 Gordon Greenidge/Steve Waugh
30 Joe Root
8th English batsman to score a century at the Gabba
Joe Root is the 8th English batsman to score a century at the Gabba. Several English players have previously scored centuries at this ground. Joe Root is also the second batsman to score a century on the first day of a Test match played at the Gabba. Only Maurice Leyland had achieved this feat before him.
Centuries for England at the Gabba:
126 – Maurice Leyland 1936/37
110 – Tony Greig 1974/75
138 – Ian Botham 1986/87
116 – Mark Butcher 1998/99
110 – Andrew Strauss 2010/11
235 – Alastair Cook 2010/11
135* – Jonathan Trott 2010/11
100* – Joe Root 2025/26
Joe Root behind Sachin Tendulkar’s record
Joe Root is currently behind Sachin Tendulkar’s Test record. This was Root’s 40th Test century of his career, leaving him 11 Test centuries behind Tendulkar (51). In terms of runs, he has over 13,000 Test runs and is not far behind Sachin Tendulkar’s 15,921 runs.
