England's Joe Root plays a shot on day three of the fifth Ashes cricket Test match between England and Australia at The Oval cricket ground in London on Saturday, July 29, 2023. - AFP
LONDON (AFP): Joe Root scored an outstanding fifty as England stepped up their blistering run-spree against Australia in the fifth Ashes Test at The Oval on Saturday. At present time, Root had already hit a t3 and not out.
England, in a match they have to win to square the series at 2-2, were 265-4 in their second innings at tea on the third day -- an imposing lead of 253 runs.
