Paul Farbrace believes Joe Root will eventually surpass Sir Alastair Cook to become England 's leading Test match run scorer and best ever player.
After scoring a brilliant 153 against the West Indies in the second Test in Barbados, Root has now made a total 9,875 Test runs for England. That leaves him just over 2,500 runs behind Cook, who scored a whopping 12,472 during his illustrious career.
His century in Barbados was also his 25th in Test cricket, leaving him just eight behind Cook and second on the list of England centurions. And Farbrace, who coached Root during his time as England's assistant coach, believes he will go down as England's greatest ever player.
