Root's 34th Test Century Advances England
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•England vs Sri Lanka: Joe Root makes record 34th hundred in march towards victory
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Joe Root scores record-breaking 34th Test century for England at Lord's.
His 103 took him past Sir Alastair Cook for most tons by an England batter.
Sri Lanka reach 53-2 , 430 adrift, with Dimuth Karunaratne on 23 and Prabath Jayasuriya on three .
England lead the series 2 -0 after day three of five at Lordâs.
Ollie Pope was ordered to employ the spinners, but a brighter spell allowed the introduction of Stone .
He immediately took the edge of Nissanka for Rootâs 200th Test catch, another England first .
Jayasuriya emerged as a lightwatchman, rather than a nightwatchman.
Phil Tufnell : "I don't know whether it suits him being captain".
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