TON-UPJOE’S LOCKDOWN HOMEWORK

JOE ROOT has lifted the lid on the painstaking hours of homework that set the groundwork for his astonishing start to 2021.

The England captain led from the front in Chennai yesterday as he became the ninth batsman ever to score a century in his 100th Test match.

And afterwards he revealed he had watched EVERY dismissal he has had in Test cricket so that he could identify his strengths and weaknesses.

“I really used that lockdown period and that time away from the game to have a look at a few things technically,” said Root (right).

“I’ve looked at certain trends of