Joe Root scripts history against Australia, becomes only third England player to enter elite 200 list

Joe Root has made history by becoming only the third England player to join the elite list of batters with 200 or more Test appearances. The milestone came during the series opener against Australia, where captain Mitch Marsh won the toss and elected to bowl. The match also took place amid controversy surrounding Usman Khawaja's autobiography, which made claims about the 2018 Sandpapergate scandal that Australia Test captain Pat Cummins dismissed as 'complete and utter nonsense.'