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Root needed 13 runs to move past Ponting's 7,578 runs in home Tests. In the second Test against Pakistan at Lord's, Root scored four runs in the first innings before making 24 off 37 balls in the second innings. His second-innings score took him past Ponting's mark.

Root achieved the record in his 89th Test at home, while Ponting needed 92 Tests to score 7,578 runs in Australia.

How did Joe Root break Ricky Ponting's record?

Root entered the second innings needing only a few runs to take the record. He scored 24 runs from 37 balls and crossed Ponting's total during his stay at the crease. Root was later dismissed lbw by Mohammad Ali. With this, Root moved to the top of the list of batters with the most runs in home Test matches.

What is Joe Root's new home Test record?

Root now has more than 7,578 Test runs on home soil, putting him ahead of Ponting. The top five players on the home Test runs list are:

Root's latest record is another sign of his long run of success in Test cricket.

When did Root come close to another Sachin Tendulkar record?

Root also had a chance to break another record held by Sachin Tendulkar. Both Root and Tendulkar are currently tied at 68 Test fifties. Root reached 68 fifties in the first Test against Pakistan at Leeds. If Root had scored a half-century in the second innings at Lord's, he would have moved ahead of Tendulkar for the most Test fifties.

However, he was dismissed for 24 and will have to wait for another chance.

Why is Root's home record so special?

Root has been one of England's most consistent Test batters for many years. His latest record is even more notable because he has played fewer home Tests than Ponting. Ponting scored 7,578 runs in 92 home Tests for Australia, while Root went past that mark in his 89th home Test.

Root has also scored 24 Test centuries at home, showing how important he has been for England in home conditions.

What record can Joe Root break next?

Root has one more home Test against Pakistan this season. He could reach another major milestone in that match.

Root currently has 11,928 international runs on home soil across Tests, ODIs and T20Is. He needs 72 more runs to reach 12,000 international runs at home. If he achieves it, Root will become the first English player and only the sixth player overall to reach the mark.

Sachin Tendulkar remains at the top of this list with 14,192 international runs at home.

Where did Joe Root break the record?

Root broke Ponting's home Test record at Lord's in London during the second Test between England and Pakistan.

The match is part of England's Test series against Pakistan, with Root once again adding his name to the record books.

England vs Pakistan 2nd Test Playing XIs

England: Joe Root, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Harry Brook, Jordan Cox, Ben Duckett, Emilio Gay, Dan Lawrence, Ollie Robinson, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue.

Pakistan: Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Azan Awais, Imam-ul-Haq, Shan Masood, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Ali, Ali Usman, Abdullah Shafique.