Jimmy Anderson backs ‘superhuman’ Joe Root to break Cook’s England record

• Root overtakes Graham Gooch during second Test against India
• ‘Joe’s been amazing through the pandemic,’ says England bowler

After Joe Root surpassed Graham Gooch’s tally of 8,900 Test runs, Jimmy Anderson has said that he is “absolutely” backing his England captain to make it the top of the list. That feat would require Root to overhaul his predecessor, Alastair Cook, whose total stands some way off at 12,472.

“Every time he goes out there he is just class,” said Anderson, “and today he looked class from ball one.” Root had come to the crease against India at Lord’s with England 23 for two – and with Mohammed Siraj on a hat‑trick, after Dom Sibley and Haseeb Hameed had fallen in consecutive deliveries.

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