Rory Burns also hits century on day three of second TestEngland move to 269-5 and cut deficit to 106At the end of a week in which Joe Root found himself outside of the world’s top 10 batsmen for the first time in five years, he served up his 17th Test century and his sixth as
England captain. This was his most patient to date by way of balls faced but more than that, it was timely.
The moment came at 4.55pm on the third day in Hamilton. New Zealand’s Neil Wagner had thundered in, taken the inside edge and the ball flew just past the stumps and over BJ Watling for four. After a quick punch of the air, Root wore a broad grin before placing a palm on his face, such are fine margins in the sport.