CAPTAIN ROOT IS TOPS AGAIN AS HE HITS 9,000 RUNSBy Chris Stocks at Lord’s

Familiar pose: Joe Root can’t hide his delight after his magnificent unbeaten 180 helped England open up a 27-run first-innings lead over India in the second Test at Lord’s JONNY Bairstow hailed another magnificent innings from Joe Root after the England captain’s unbeaten 180 gave his team a first-innings lead and turned the tables on India in this second Test.Root also overtook Graham Gooch to become England’s second-highest Test runscorer and the second-youngest player a...