{
  "id": 4372419,
  "title": "Joe Root scripts history vs Pakistan at Lord’s, surpasses Ricky Ponting’s all-time record",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/joe-root-scripts-history-vs-pakistan-at-lords-surpasses-ricky",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-30T07:42:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/joe-root-scripts-history-vs-074200868.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Joe Root has surpassed Ricky Ponting's all-time Test record by reaching 7,594 runs during the second Test against Pakistan at Lord's in London. Root, England's current captain, scored 24 runs before being dismissed by Mohammad Ali, moving ahead of Ponting's 7,578 runs accumulated in Australia. The achievement comes as England maintains a strong position in the series, despite disruptions due to rain.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Joe Root scripts history vs Pak at Lord’s, surpasses Ponting’s all-time record",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/joe-root-scripts-history-vs-pak-at-lords-surpasses-pontings-all-time",
        "published": "2026-08-30T02:12:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}