Joe Root’s special summer shown by batsmen surpassed in runscoring feat | Geoff Lemon

The England captain’s rhythmical scoring has taken him past some great names as he chases the most Test runs in a yearAfter Joe Root wandered back in at Lord’s two Saturdays ago on 180 not out, Wisden Cricket Monthly editor Phil Walker described him as “strumming” his second century of the series. When Root went to three in a row at Headingley the next Friday, he was absolutely strumming them. England’s captain has never looked as relaxed; all smiles and easy drives