0 ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁Test ▁of ▁the ▁home ▁series ▁against ▁Australia . ▁His ▁inn ings ▁earned ▁him ▁the ▁man ▁of ▁the ▁match ▁award ▁and ▁ens ured ▁England ' s ▁victory . ▁Root ' s ▁performance ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁season ▁led ▁to ▁him ▁being ▁named ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁Cr ick eters ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁by ▁Wis den ▁Cr ick eters ' ▁Al man ack ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁score ▁three ▁more ▁centuries ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁including ▁a ▁double ▁century ▁( 2 0 0 ▁not ▁out ) ▁against ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁at ▁Lord ' s . ▁His ▁highest ▁score ▁of ▁ 2 5 4 ▁came ▁against ▁Pakistan ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁, ▁Root ▁has ▁scored ▁centuries ▁against ▁seven ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁eleven ▁Test - play ing ▁nations ; ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁most ▁pro l ific ▁against ▁India , ▁scoring ▁four ▁centuries ▁against ▁them . ▁ ▁Root ▁scored ▁his ▁first ▁O DI ▁century ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁against ▁the ▁West ▁Ind ies . ▁His ▁ 1 6 ▁centuries ▁in ▁the ▁format ▁are ▁the ▁most ▁by ▁an ▁English ▁player . ▁His ▁cent uri ess cor ed ▁at ▁th ir teen ▁different ▁ven ues have ▁come ▁against ▁seven ▁different ▁oppon ents . ▁His ▁highest ▁O DI ▁score ▁of ▁ 1 3 3 ▁not ▁out ▁was ▁made ▁against ▁Bang l adesh ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁Root ▁has ▁played ▁ 3 2 ▁Tw enty 2 0