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Emotional Joe Root dedicates his century to ‘good friend’ Graham Thorpe
- Root wanted to pay tribute to the late England batsman
- He defends captain Ollie Pope, who fell cheaply again
Joe Root dedicated his 33rd Test century to the late Graham Thorpe, saluting the heavens upon reaching three figures in tribute to his former coach and friend.
“Thorpey was one of those people who offered me so much,” Root said at stumps having made 143 at Lord’s on the first day of the second Test against Sri Lanka before he fell in the final session, fluffing a reverse-scoop to backward point. “It was nice to be able to think of him in that moment. He’s someone I’m sorely going to miss and who I owe a lot to. He put a lot into my game, into my career and without his help I definitely wouldn’t be where I am now.”
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