Joe Root Climbs to 5th in Elite 150+ Test Scores List, Nears Tendulkar's 14k Record

• Joe Root scored 150* in the 5th Ashes Test at Sydney Cricket Ground, his first century in Australia.
• This is Root's 17th 150-plus score in Tests, placing him 5th all-time in the list.
• Sachin Tendulkar leads with 20 scores, followed by Brian Lara and Kumar Sangakkara (19), and Sir Don Bradman (18).
• Root is 71 runs away from joining Sachin Tendulkar as the only players with 14,000 Test runs.
• He has a chance to be the 3rd Englishman since Wally Hammond (1936) to score a double century at SCG.

Why It Matters: Joe Root's 150* propels him to 5th in 150+ Test scores, eyeing Sachin Tendulkar's 14k run club.