Most Test Centuries: The Fab 4 in Test Cricket takes a new turn. Joe Root is now second in the list of the Most Hundreds scored in the Fab 4. The English batter has gone on to score a fine century against Australia in the first Ashes Test match. Root hammered a magnificent 118 run knock from just 157 balls in a blasting innings consisting of 7 fours and 4 sixes.
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Aussie batter Steve Smith leads the Test hundreds chart with 31 hundreds under his belt. He is closely followed by Joe Root who now has 30 Test Tons after his fine knock against the mighty Australia.
Kane Williamson and Virat Kohli are joint third in the list of the Fab 4 with 28 Test centuries.
Test Century STATS for Fab 4
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
| SPD Smith (AUS) | 2010-2023 | 98* | 171 | 8947 | 239 | 60.04 | 31 | 37 | 983 | 50 |
| JE Root (ENG) | 2012-2023 | 131* | 239 | 11114 | 254 | 50.74 | 30 | 58 | 1215 | 39 |
| KS Williamson (NZ) | 2010-2023 | 94 | 164 | 8124 | 251 | 54.89 | 28 | 33 | 897 | 21 |
| V Kohli (IND) | 2011-2023 | 109 | 185 | 8479 | 254* | 48.72 | 28 | 28 | 950 | 24 |
A superb century from Joe Root, his first against Australia since 2015, helped England race to 393-8 before declaring on the opening day of the first Ashes test, a move that did not bear fruit as the tourists held firm to finish on 14-0 at stumps.
In a move typical of the unconventional, attacking approach adopted by skipper Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum, England gave themselves four overs to bowl at Australia on Friday, without any success.
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After an aggressive England enjoyed a positive start with the bat in Birmingham, the key wickets of Stokes and firebrand Harry Brook left the home side on 176-5 and staring at the possibility of being skittled out quickly.
However, as has been the case for many years, Root steadied the ship, putting together a partnership of 121 with fellow Yorkshireman Jonny Bairstow, who eventually fell for 78, to save his country in the hour of need again.
Root pulled out some outrageous shots in an incredible innings, with his century greeted with raucous applause by an Edgbaston crowd, with their former skipper raising home hopes of a first Ashes series win in eight years, finishing unbeaten on 118.
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