Joe Root's superb 218 gives England commanding position against India

First Test, day two: England 555-8India battle but double centurion supported by Ben Stokes’ 82Joe Root continued his relentless accumulation of runs in 2021, helping himself to his second double century of the year to give England control of the first Test against India. Root had already marked his 100th cap in style by reaching three figures on day one in Chennai and made good on his promise not the settle for that.Fresh from racking up 228 and 186 in the previous two matches against Sri