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  "id": 1877523,
  "title": "Joe Root on the verge of history, Ricky Ponting’s all-time record in sight",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/joe-root-on-the-verge-of-history-ricky-pontings-all-time-record-in",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-19T04:19:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/joe-root-on-the-verge-of-history-ricky-pontings-all-time-record-in-sight/articleshow/133336974.cms"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Joe Root, the captain of England, is set to take on Pakistan at Headingley beginning Wednesday. He requires seventy-nine runs to eclipse Ricky Ponting's esteemed home Test record and is striving to become England's highest run-scorer at Headingley. With just a stone's throw from twelve thousand international runs accumulated on English grounds, this series signifies an important evolution in…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}