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England skipper Joe Root stood for his side in the second innings smashing a century and helping them to gain a considerable lead.
Updated : Aug 07, 2021, 09:45 PM IST
England skipper Joe Root stood tall for his side on Day 4 of the first Test against India at Trent Bridge smashing his 21st century in Test matches and more importantly staging his side's comeback after conceding a 95-run lead in the first innings.
England started well on Day 4 and after losing Rory Burns and Zak Crawley in quick succession, got through the first session reducing the deficit and into lead owing to a measured partnership between Root and Dom Sibley.
Root was the aggressor as he kept finding boundaries regularly and Sibley played his natural defiant game as the yin and yang helped England's score beyond 100. England lost Sibley quickly after the lunch break but Root wasn't going to be disturbed by that.
He kept batting, and that too at a good pace. Jonny Bairstow, Dan Lawrence with scores of 30 and 25 respectively. Although they weren't huge scores, the small partnerships kept England on course for a 200-run lead, which could prove to be more than handy in Nottingham on Day 5 with all the rain around.
Root kept finding support from the other hand and eventually after being in the 90s for more than 30 deliveries he finally reached the three-figure mark with a straight boundary and took his side's lead over 175.
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However, he couldn't stay for long as Jasprit Bumrah got him caught behind for 109, but he had helped his side gain a major advantage in the Test match.