Joe Root Pays Tribute To Graham Thorpe After Scoring thirty ninth Check Century – WATCH

Joe Root on Sunday paid a tribute to former England batter Graham Thorpe after scoring his thirty ninth Check century on Day 4 of the fifth Check on the Oval.

Root, who anchored the England second innings and stitched a vital partnership of 195 runs for the fourth wicket with Harry Brook (111), reached his thirty ninth century with a double within the sixtieth over, bowled by Akash Deep. He reached his hundred off 137 balls, hitting 12 fours.

After finishing his century, Root kissed the badge on his helmet and raised his bat to acknowledge the applause from the group. After that, he additionally picked up the ‘Graham Thorpe headband’, wore it, and pointed as much as the sky. 

The headscarf straight on 

“England’s current No. 4 will always remember England’s earlier No. 4, that meant a lot to him.”

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— England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 3, 2025

Notably, Thorpe who was thought to be among the best English gamers of his era, performed 182 matches for England (100 Checks, 82 ODIs). He was the batting coach of the England Check staff after retirement until he was dismissed together with different assist employees following England’s 0-4 defeat within the Ashes collection of 2021-22.

Thorpe took his personal life on August 4 final 12 months after an extended battle with anxiousness and melancholy.  Between 1993 and 2005, Thorpe performed 100 Check matches and 82 One-Day Internationals for England  He scored 6,744 Check runs at a mean of 44.66 and amassed 2,380 ODI runs.

On Day 4 of the Oval Check, England gamers and supporters have been additionally seen donning white headbands, which bore a silhouette of Thorpe and his initials. Thorpe famously wore a headscarf whereas batting throughout his glittering profession. The limited-edition headbands have been additionally bought to lift cash for psychological well being charity Thoughts.