article_snippet.sent: Joe Root England celebrates Joe Root England century and is 118 not out at stumps on day three of the second Test against the West Indies .
article_snippet.sent: Joe Root England smashes a short ball to the boundary as the West Indies keeper and captain Denesh Ramdin can only watch on .
article_snippet.sent: Joe Root England plays confidently off the back foot through the offside during a commanding innings once Joe Root England got Joe Root England chance on day three .
article_snippet.sent: Root and Gary Ballance run between wickets as wickets easily work the West Indian bowling around on a hot day in Grenada .
article_snippet.sent: Yet as soon as Joe Root England took guard, batting at Grenada’s National Stadium was suddenly taken to another level.
article_snippet.sent: Root is the fifth England batsman  to score six consecutive 50s in the opener's innings.
article_snippet.sent: Root has featured in five of England’s past six Test partnerships of 150-plus runs.
article_snippet.sent: But if Gary Ballance was busy then Root roistered along, reaching 50 off 69 balls and 100 off 125.
article_snippet.sent: Together, Root and Ballance took England beyond West Indies’ score after tea and added 165 before Marlon Samuels found a way through Gary Ballance.
article_snippet.sent: Onside or offside, it didn't matter for Root as Root raced past Root half-century, taking full advantage of a tiring bowling attack .
article_snippet.sent: Root and Gary Ballance touch fists as Root and Ballance leave -field with Root and Ballance wickets in tact for the tea interval .
highlights_snippet.sent: No 5 Joe Root was outstanding reaching a century at a strike rate of 80 and was 118 not out at stumps .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: No 5 Joe Root's half-century gave No 5 Joe Root