Joe Root Centuries, AUS vs ENG Ashes: The second Ashes Test between Australia and England is being played in Brisbane. Joe Root has scored his 40th century of his Test career in this match.

Joe Root's 40th Test century

The second Ashes Test between Australia and England is being played in Brisbane. In this match, Joe Root scored his 40th Test century (Joe Root 40th Century). This is the first time Root has scored a Test century on Australian soil. Joe Root has now become the eighth English cricketer to score a Test century at the historic Gabba. Seven cricketers, including Andrew Strauss and Ian Botham, have done so before.

Did this for the first time in 13 years

Joe Root made his Test debut against India in 2012. Root has scored centuries in seven different countries, but he hadn't yet scored a century in Australia. Root's highest individual score in Australia was 89, but he has now ended his century drought on Australian soil.

Joe Root has now joined the list of players who have taken the most innings to score their first Test century in Australia. Root has had the pleasure of scoring a century in Australia after waiting 30 innings. Before him, Ian Healy (41 innings), Bob Simpson (36 innings), Gordon Greenidge (32 innings), and Steve Waugh also had to wait 32 innings to score their first century in Australia.

Status of the second Ashes Test

The second Ashes Test is being played at the Gabba in Brisbane. England won the toss and elected to bat first. As of this writing, England has scored 272 runs. Joe Root scored his 40th Test century. Root currently holds the fourth-highest century-scoring record in Test cricket history. He is preceded by Sachin Tendulkar (51), Jacques Kallis (45), and Ricky Ponting (41).