Former England captain Alastair Cook is the all-time highest run-getter for England with 12,472 Test runs against his name. He is followed by Graham Gooch, who has 8,900 runs. Alec Stewart (8,463), David Gower (8,231), and Kevin Pietersen (8,181) are the others ahead of Root.
This was Root's 50th Test half-century. He now has 296 runs so far in the ongoing Test series.
