Root's maiden double-hundred makes him one of only four Englishmen to have scored a double century by the age of 24.

England middle order batsman Joe Root's maiden double-century was the actually 3^rd instance of a player batting at No. 5 or below and scoring a double-century at Lord's and is the first such instance since 1949. New Zealand's Martin Donnelly was the last man to achieve this feat, during a bore draw game in June 1949. The last time Joe Root batted at Lord's when he played a super match-winning inning of 180 to give England a massive victory, by 347 runs, against Australia in the 2013 Ashes. Joe Root's maiden double-hundred makes him one of only four Englishmen to have scored a double century by the age of 24.Photo Credit: Cricinfo @ AFP

 

Joe Root became the fourth-youngest double-centurion for England, England v Sri Lanka, 1st Investec Test, Lord's, 2nd day, June 13, 2014