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The second Englishman to score 10,000 Test runs is Joe Root.
On the fourth day of the first Test at Lord's, Root became the first Englishman to score a century.
He is the 14th player to do so and the only one from England.
Aged 31 years, five months and five days, Root has reached 10,000 runs at exactly the same age as Cook, making them the joint- youngest players to reach the milestone.
Cook said he was glad he was here to watch the knock.
He is the most complete English cricketer.
The other batters who have reached the milestone are: Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis, Kumar Sangakkara, Brian Lara, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Allan Border, and Younis Khan.
Despite the struggles of England's other batters, Joe Root scored 1,708 Test runs last year, the third best haul in history.
He has scored 26 centuries for England, second only to Cook.
| Player | Age | Date achieved |
| Joe Root (England) | 31 years, 5 months, 5 days | 5 June 2022 |
| Alastair Cook (England) | 31 years, 5 months, 5 days | 30 May 2016 |
| Sachin Tendulkar (India) | 31 years, 10 months, 20 days | 16 March 2005 |
| Jacques Kallis (South Africa) | 33 years, 4 months, 11 days | 27 Feb 2009 |
| Ricky Ponting (Australia) | 33 years, 5 months, 11 days | 30 May 2008 |
| 1. Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) - 15,921 | 8. Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI) - 11,867 |
| 2. Ricky Ponting (Aus) - 13,378 | 9. Mahela Jayawardene (SL) - 11,814 |
| 3. Jacques Kallis (SA) - 13,289 | 10. Allan Border (Aus) - 11,174 |
| 4. Rahul Dravid (Ind) - 13,288 | 11. Steve Waugh (Aus) - 10,927 |
| 5. Alastair Cook (Eng) - 12,472 | 12. Sunil Gavaskar (Ind) - 10,122 |
| 6. Kumar Sangakkara (SL) - 12,400 | 13. Younis Khan (Pak) - 10,099 |
| 7. Brian Lara (WI) - 11,953 | 14. Joe Root (Eng) - 10,015 |
| Innings | Joe Root | Alastair Cook | Sachin Tendulkar |
| 100 | 4,789 | 4,168 | 4,962 |
| 150 | 6,775 | 6,912 | 7,869 |
| 200 | 9,278 | 8,691 | 10,265 |
| 218 | 10,015 | 9,780 | 10,769 |
| 291 | 12,472 | 14,726 | |
| 329 | 15,921 |
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