The Final Word Daily for the England-India Tests of 2021. 

He went from 41st on the list for runs in a year to 17th, in the space of a day. Test ton #23. And Joe Root has never made it look easier. What a difference an opening partnership makes, too. Dawid Malan slotted back in, Mohammed Shami did his best with Jasprit Bumrah, and Ravindra Jadeja picked up wickets. But it was still a day that was really England’s to enjoy, taking an unassailable position in the Test with aeons yet to play. 

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