On Sunday, Root smashed 122 off 178 balls, his 32nd Test hundred, during England\u2019s 241-run win over the West Indies at Nottingham to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Root, who now has 11,940 Test runs, has also become the eighth-highest run-getter in Test cricket, going past the likes of Sri Lanka\u2019s Mahela Jayawardene (11,814) and the West Indies\u2019 Shivnarine Chanderpaul (11,867).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"Joe Root will become England\u2019s leading run-scorer in the next few months and is so special that he really could overtake Sachin Tendulkar eventually. As the rock, Root is obviously key to that, and I love that he kept the reverse-scoop in the locker until he was past 100 and England\u2019s lead was massive.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"Against an attack like the West Indies in these conditions, you expect him to get a century. He missed out in the first innings but was so determined to put it right in the second. He was never going to make the same mistakes,\" wrote Vaughan in his column for The Telegraph.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He also praised right-handed batter Harry Brook for hitting his first Test century on home soil, but advised him to do something about his issues related to facing short ball. \"Then there\u2019s Harry Brook, who is going to provide spectators so many 'I was there' moments in the next few years. He will play innings and shots that just make you go \"wow\". I have seen players with time, but I\u2019m not sure I\u2019ve seen anyone with that much time to play aggressive shots looking very easy. Stillness, trigger, hands high, cocked wrist.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"There is a bit of Kevin Pietersen there, that ability to play jaw-dropping innings. Darren Lehmann has coached some serious players and he tweeted on Sunday that he is in the top five players he has thrown balls to, alongside Steve Smith, Rohit Sharma, AB de Villiers and Kumar Sangakkara. That is special company to keep.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He also praised right-handed batter Harry Brook for hitting his first Test century on home soil, but advised him to do something about his issues related to facing short ball. \"Then there\u2019s Harry Brook, who is going to provide spectators so many 'I was there' moments in the next few years. He will play innings and shots that just make you go \"wow\". I have seen players with time, but I\u2019m not sure I\u2019ve seen anyone with that much time to play aggressive shots looking very easy. Stillness, trigger, hands high, cocked wrist.<\/p>\r\n\r\n