The two England players who crossed 10,000 runs in Test life are tied

England beat New Zealand by five wickets in the first match of the three-match Test series. Batting first, New Zealand were bowled out for 132, with C.de Grandhomme scoring an unbeaten 42*runs For England. J. Anderson and newcomer M. Potts shared four wickets apiece.

In reply, England was all out for 141 in the first innings, with Z. Crewly scoring 43. The Kiwis, who started the second innings nine runs behind, scored 285 in the second innings. D. Mitchell (108) and T. Blundell (96) were the top scorers, with S.potts and S.Broad sharing three wickets apiece.

Chasing 277, England won the first match of the three-match series by 279 runs for the loss of only five wickets. Joe Root scored 115 * and skipper Ben Stokes scored 54. Was able to obtain it.T.Southee took 4 wickets.

England superstar Joe Root has crossed the 10,000 mark in their international Test career, and Joe Root is the only player after Alastair Cook to score 10,000 Test runs for England. The highlight is that Alastair Cook is 31 years old when he crosses the 10,000 mark. Joe Root is also 31 years old after 10,000 marks.

Accordingly, they are the two youngest players to score 10,000 Test runs.