England vs India live: score, updates from fourth Test day 4
The England man overhauled Ponting, the former Australia captain, on the all-time Test run-scorers' list yesterday by reaching 120. With his eventual score of 150, Root is now second on the list, 2,512 runs away from replacing India legend Sachin Tendulkar as Test cricket's highest run-scorer.
If Ben Stokes does get to his hundred when play restarts (Simon Wilde writes), he will achieve a feat that has so far eluded him of a century and five wickets in an innings in the same Test, something accomplished for England only by Tony Greig, Ian Botham (five times) and Gus Atkinson, who achieved the feat last year.
It really is starting to feel like the good old days, except there remains a niggling strand of anxiety that in fact it is not quite like the good old days because Stokes's body won't let it be.
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Ben Stokes paused for a moment (Mike Atherton writes) to gather his thoughts and then shook his head and said, simply: 'The absolute GOAT.' England's captain has been asked about Joe Root so many times it was as if, in his pre-match briefing, he had nothing more to say, no more insight to give and settled on the shortest, most definitive thing that came to mind instead.
It feels a little like that writing about Root on a Test match day now. What more is there to say? He has done it so often, playing with the same beautiful rhythm and tempo, style and elegance, that it feels like every innings is a show-reel of a player who has reached a level of excellence attained by very few in the history of the game.
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Good morning everyone (Elizabeth Ammon writes). It's been hosing down overnight in Manchester but it's dry now and the covers are off.
It's not particularly warm though and the India team are warming up with full tracksuits and hoodies on. It's another sell out at Old Trafford today. England will be looking to press home their strong position, get a big lead and try and bowl India out later today or tomorrow.
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