Graham Thorpe set to welcome Joe Root into elite England 100-cap club

• England captain to make milestone in first Test against India
• ‘His work ethic is fantastic and he’s kept his love for the game’

A century of Test caps beckons for Joe Root next week and according to Graham Thorpe, among those to identify the England captain’s talent early, this milestone represents reward for both a good sense of humour and a serious hunger for runs.

Thorpe was batting coach for the England Lions in 2012 and a key voice in pushing for the 21-year-old Root to be included in the Test squad for India that winter. It followed a summer of three centuries and nearly 1,000 first-class runs for Yorkshire, plus some impressive work against spin during A tours to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

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