Joe Root achieved his 67th Test half-century, surpassing Shivnarine Chanderpaul and moving to second place globally for most Test fifties, trailing only Sachin Tendulkar. Root, with 67 fifties and 40 centuries in 163 matches, is nearing 14,000 Test runs, a milestone only Tendulkar has reached. This occurred during the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney, where England batted first after winning the toss.