Top 10 active batsmen with most runs in Test cricket

#4 Joe Root - England

Joe Root celebrates after scoring his first test century in over a year.

Joe Root is another batsman of the batting quartet coming from a rich cricketing history who has the potential of becoming the greatest ever batsman produced by England. This will be a tough accolade to have given the number of great batsmen that have come out of English shores but Root has the temperament and the ability to become one.

The unusual English trait of playing spin well and being adept at playing pace, Root has all the strokes in his armoury to be successful all around the world. The only thing that he has to rectify is his conversion rate from 50's to 100's. While no other technical deficiencies, he will have to step up in his batting to lead from the front as the captain of the England side.

RECORD:74 TESTS/ 135 INNINGS/ 6279 RUNS/ 51.04 AVG/ 14 100's/ 41 50's/ HIGHEST:254