After surpassing Alastair Cook's record of most Test centuries for England, star batter Joe Root said that there's "no better feeling" to achieve the landmark.
Following reports of explosions in the vicinity of the O2 arena here, police said that the blasts were part of a pre-arranged filming schedule, and posed no threat to public safety.
England veteran batter Joe Root surpassed legendary Alastair Cook to register the most centuries by an English batter in the longest format, as he scored his 34th century in Tests against Sri Lanka on Saturday.
Root surpassed the legendary cook to register the most centuries by an English batter in the longest format. Root reached this new height in Test cricket during the second Test against Sri Lanka at the iconic Lord's Stadium.
Atkinson scored a memorable 118 runs in 115 balls, with 14 fours and four sixes to guide England to a 231-run lead in the first innings. This was his first-ever century in any form of professional cricket.
England batter Joe Root had special praise in store for his fellow compatriot Gus Atkinson after witnessing his classic stroke play straight down the ground on the opening day of the second Test against Sri Lanka at the Lord's.
Sri Lanka, who will take on England in the second Test at the Lords beginning Thursday, will have high hopes from their left-hand batter Kamindu Mendis, who has an average of 92.16 in the past four Test matches
Sri Lanka skipper Dhananjaya de Silva on Wednesday heaped praise on Pathum Nissanka ahead of their second Test match against England at the iconic Lord's.
Ahead of Lord's Test against Sri Lanka, England stand-in skipper Ollie Pope is confident the hosts are fully prepared for the fixture and they win the clash in order to seal the series.