Root century puts England in command

Feb 11, 2019

England's day started on a bum note when Rory Burns clipped Keemo Paul's first delivery of the day straight to square leg•Associated Press

Keaton Jennings battled manfully in his bid to save his Test place, but could only smile ruefully after being bowled off his thigh pad•Associated Press

Denly's maiden fifty was England's mainstay of the first session and a half•Associated Press

Jos Buttler bedded in for a solid innings too•Associated Press

But Root kept going for his strokes•Associated Press

But in the fourth over of the morning, Paul had to be stretchered from the field after damaging his quadriceps while sprinting for a boundary•Associated Press

Joe Denly took his chance to make his case by accumulating fluently•Associated Press

But Root kept going for his strokes•Associated Press

... but eventually had no answer to a beauty from Kemar Roach•Getty Images

... and brought up his 16th Test hundred shortly before the close•Getty Images

... while Joe Root found his form at last after a torrid series•Associated Press

... bringing up a well-compiled half-century•Getty Images

Buttler was nevertheless the first batsman of the series to reach fifty twice•Getty Images