Joy as Joe Root eclipses Geoffrey Boycott’s England record – The Yorkshire Post says

IT IS a reflection of Joe Root’s cricket, and his ability to respond to all conditions, that he’s now eclipsed the one and only Sir Geoffrey Boycott as England’s most prolific Test batsman born in Yorkshire.
By YP Comment
Published 24th Jan 2021, 16:30 BST
Joe Root is now Yorkshire's most successful Test batsman for England.Joe Root is now Yorkshire's most successful Test batsman for England.
Joe Root is now Yorkshire's most successful Test batsman for England.

The England captain achieved this milestone – one that will provoke much debate amongst the YCCC faithful over the respective careers of Root and Boycott – in his 99th Test and during another stamina-sapping innings in Sri Lanka.

Root’s latest innings of 186 runs, hot on the heels of a double century, saw him not only surpass Boycott’s career tally of 8,114 Test runs, but Kevin Pietersen and David Gower, on the list of all-time England scorers.

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Now fourth overall, there’s a belief – even hope – that Root can, in time, emulate the record 12,472 runs that Sir Alastair Cook scored during a career of relentless consistency. Form and fitness will be key.

Sir Geoffrey Boycott was Yorkshire's most prolific batsman for England before being eclipsed by Joe Root.Sir Geoffrey Boycott was Yorkshire's most prolific batsman for England before being eclipsed by Joe Root.
Sir Geoffrey Boycott was Yorkshire's most prolific batsman for England before being eclipsed by Joe Root.

But, if the Sheffield-born tyro does pass the test of time, it means that England fans can look forward to a period of golden dominance.

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