England vs India: Joe Root moves past Graham Gooch to become England’s 2nd-highest run-scorer in Tests

Captain Joe Root moved past Graham Gooch to be become England's second-highest run-scorer in Tests during the ongoing Lord's Test against India on Friday.

Captain Joe Root reached another special milestone as he moved second in his country’s all-time list of Test run-scorers during the ongoing second Test against India at Lord's. Root went past former skipper Graham Gooch on the list of top run-getters for England on Friday. Root surpassed the tally of former England captain Graham Gooch, who aggregated 8,900 Test runs in his career. One game after becoming England’s leading scorer across all formats, Root moved ahead of Graham Gooch to trail only Sir Alastair Cook in Test cricket.