England v India: Root goes second on the all-time list

Test Match Special

BBC

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🗓️ 25 July 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Jonathan Agnew is joined by Michael Vaughan and Sir Alastair Cook on the day that Joe Root moves to second on the lost of Test run scorers. It was also his 38th Test century. We hear from his teammate Ollie Pope who tells us if he thinks Root can make it to top spot and the team also discuss where it may have gone wrong for India’s bowlers.

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0:00.0	It's not funny, it's true.
0:05.2	Lily Allen and Makita Oliver.
0:07.8	Um, Keats, I've got some questions for you on BBC Sounds.
0:11.4	Tell me what you've enjoyed about our podcast so far.
0:13.8	I like that you've got more and more comfortable in this space and I've watched you show all parts of yourself.
0:19.5	We've both cried.
0:20.7	Miss me with Lily Allen and Makita Oliver.
0:23.6	We're just us having a shot.
0:25.2	Feels like we've been doing it forever.
0:27.3	We kind of have.
0:30.0	Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:34.0	BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:37.7	This is the TMS podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live.
0:43.2	I'm Jonathan Agnew.
0:44.2	Welcome to the Test Match Special podcast, looking back on another record-breaking day for Joe Root.
0:49.3	Comes down the weekend, guides it away, down to deep backward points,
0:52.3	and there's the run that takes Root into second place in the all-time test run scorer list.
0:59.0	He's gone past Ricky Ponting and the crowd. The crowd is rising to him.
1:04.0	He's out there on his own now. He's got no one left to surpass except the great Sachin Tendalka.
1:10.0	We'll speak to the England Vice Captain Olli Pope on Roots' achievements and get reaction from Savalester Cook, Michael Vaughn, Phil Tufnell and Prakashwarkanker, and Andy Zoltzwin has the stats that matter.
1:21.1	You're listening to the TMS podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live.
1:26.2	England added 319 runs. Today for the loss of five wickets, closing on 544 per 7.
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