ENG vs IRE: The only Test match played between England and Ireland is going to be played at Lord’s Ground on June 1, 2023. The match will start at 3:30 p.m. Indian time. In this match, England’s batsman Joe Root has a golden opportunity to create history. Root will have a chance to complete his 11,000 Test runs in this match.
Joe Root will make this big record.
If Root scores 52 runs in the match played against Ireland, then he will become the second player in England and the 11th player in the world to score 11,000 runs in Test cricket. Earlier, legendary players like Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis, Rahul Dravid, Alastair Cook, Kumar Sangakkara, Brian Lara, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Mahela Jayawardene, and Allan Border have done this feat so far. At the same time, he will become the first non-opener batsman in England to achieve this feat.
Joe Root has a chance to leave behind Don Bradman.
Former England captain Joe Root has so far scored 10948 runs in 237 innings of 129 Test matches at an average of 56.13 in his career, including 29 centuries and 57 half-centuries. In terms of centuries, he is currently equal to the legendary Don Bradman. If he scores a century in this match, he will have 30 centuries in Tests and will leave behind other players, including Don Bradman.
England playing 11 for Ireland Test: Jack, Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Stuart Broad, Matthew Potts, Josh Tongue, Jack Leach
