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Where does Joe Root rank among England's greatest batters?
He's up there with the likes of Hutton, May, Gooch and Cook. Like his team-mates seem to think, might he be the greatest of them all?

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How many 'team hat-tricks' have there been in Tests?
Also, what is the record for the most men out for 1 in a Test?
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Puneet Datey and Anubhav Agarwal break Punjab's back on lifeless pitch
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'Valued' Ashton Agar at peace with sporadic appearances in Australia's T20 side
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Saurabh Kumar moves up India's spin queue with another display of tireless control
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Joe Root ascends snow-capped peaks of greatness, carrying his team on his shoulders
Former captain's prolific form all the more gravity-defying because of England's recent woes

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