England’s Joe Root has achieved a personal milestone at the Gabba, surpassing his previous highest score in Australia (89) — a mark he set at the same venue back in 2021. Root, who is unbeaten on 96 off 174 balls, is inching closer to what would be his first-ever Test century in Australia.
Despite being one of the modern greats of Test cricket, Root remarkably has 0 Test centuries in Australia, even after:
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15 Tests
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30 innings
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900+ runs
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9 half-centuries
Australia has remained the only major Test nation where Root has not reached three figures. His highest on these shores was 89 — until today.
With England rebuilding from early setbacks and Root anchoring the innings with trademark resilience, all eyes are now on whether he finally ends his century drought in Australia at the Gabba.
