JE Root scored three centuries in consecutive tests. He scored 228 and 1 against Sri Lanka at Galle in Jan 2021, 186 and 11 against Sri Lanka at Galle in Jan 2021 and 128 not out against India at Chennai in Feb 2021 to provide the 19^th occasion of an England batsman scoring three or more centuries in consecutive tests. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Mat	1st	2nd	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Barrington	4	139	6	Eng	Pak	Lahore	21.10.61
			151*	52*	Eng	Ind	Mum-BS	11.11.61
			21	172	Eng	Ind	Kanpur	01.12.61
			113*	–	Eng	Ind	Delhi	13.12.61
2	Barrington	4	148	14	Eng	Pak	Lord’s	27.07.67
			109*	DNB	Eng	Pak	Nottingham	10.08.67
			142	13*	Eng	Pak	The Oval	24.08.67
			143	–	Eng	Win	Trinidad	19.01.68
3	JB Hobbs	3	6	126*	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	30.12.11
			187	3	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	12.01.12
			178	–	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	09.02.12
4	JB Hobbs	3	115	57	Eng	Aus	Sydney	19.12.24
			154	22	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	01.01.25
			119	27	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	16.01.25
5	Hammond	3	251	DNB	Eng	Aus	Sydney	14.12.28
			200	32	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	29.12.28
			119*	177	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	01.02.29
6	H Sutcliffe	3	161	54	Eng	Aus	The Oval	16.08.30
			117	–	Eng	NZl	The Oval	29.07.31
			109*	–	Eng	NZl	Manchester	15.08.31
7	Hammond	3	101	75*	Eng	Aus	Sydney	23.02.33
			227	–	Eng	NZl	Christchurch	24.03.33
			336*	–	Eng	NZl	Auckland	31.03.33
8	Compton	3	65	163	Eng	SAF	Nottingham	07.06.47
			208	DNB	Eng	SAF	Lord’s	21.06.47
			115	6	Eng	SAF	Manchester	05.07.47
9	Barrington	3	63	132*	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	25.01.63
			101	94	Eng	Aus	Sydney	15.02.63
			126	–	Eng	NZl	Auckland	23.02.63
10	G Boycott	3	58	119*	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	29.01.71
			121*	DNB	Eng	Pak	Lord’s	17.06.71
			112	13	Eng	Pak	Leeds	08.07.71
11	AJ Lamb	3	23	110	Eng	Win	Lord’s	28.06.84
			100	3	Eng	Win	Leeds	12.07.84
			100*	9	Eng	Win	Manchester	26.07.84
12	BC Broad	3	162	16	Eng	Aus	Perth	28.11.86
			116	15*	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	12.12.86
			112	–	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	26.12.86
13	GA Gooch	3	154	30	Eng	NZl	Birmingham	05.07.90
			333	123	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	26.07.90
			116	7	Eng	Ind	Manchester	09.08.90
14	IR Bell	3	100*	28	Eng	Pak	Lord’s	13.07.06
			106*	–	Eng	Pak	Manchester	27.07.06
			119	4	Eng	Pak	Leeds	04.08.06
15	AJ Strauss	3	169	14	Eng	Win	St John’s	15.02.09
			142	38	Eng	Win	Bridgetown	26.02.09
			142	14	Eng	Win	Trinidad	06.03.09
16	RS Bopara	3	104	DNB	Eng	Win	Bridgetown	26.02.09
			143	DNB	Eng	Win	Lord’s	06.05.09
			108	–	Eng	Win	Ch-le-St	14.05.09
17	AN Cook	3	189	–	Eng	Aus	Sydney	03.01.11
			133	–	Eng	Srl	Cardiff	26.05.11
			96	106	Eng	Srl	Lord’s	03.06.11
18	AN Cook	3	41	176	Eng	Ind	Ahmedabad	15.11.12
			122	18*	Eng	Ind	Mumbai	23.11.12
			190	1	Eng	Ind	Kolkata	05.12.12
19	JE Root	3	228	1	Eng	Srl	Galle	14.01.21
			186	11	Eng	Srl	Galle	22.01.21
			128*		Eng	Ind	Chennai	05.02.21