Captain’s 150 plus score in a test innings in losing cause
JE Root’s 180 not out against India at Lord’s went in vain to provide the 13th occasion of a captain witnessing a score of 150 plus in a losing cause. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first occasion of a captain’s 150 plus score in a losing cause at Lord’s.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | WL Murdoch | 153* | 3 | Aus | Eng | The Oval | Sep 1880 |
| 2 | BE Congdon | 176 | 4 | NZl | Eng | Nottingham | Jun 1973 |
| 3 | AR Border | 152* | 3 | Aus | NZl | Brisbane | Nov 1985 |
| 4 | SR Tendulkar | 169 | 2 | Ind | SAF | Cape Town | Jan 1997 |
| 5 | SR Waugh | 199 | 1 | Aus | Win | Bridgetown | Mar 1999 |
| 6 | BC Lara | 202 | 2 | Win | SAF | Jo’burg | Dec 2003 |
| 7 | Trescothick | 193 | 2 | Eng | Pak | Multan | Nov 2005 |
| 8 | MJ Clarke | 151 | 1 | Aus | SAF | Cape Town | Nov 2011 |
| 9 | AN Cook | 176 | 3 | Eng | Ind | Ahmedabad | Nov 2012 |
| 10 | M Rahim | 159 | 1 | Ban | NZl | Wellington | Jan 2017 |
| 11 | V Kohli | 153 | 2 | Ind | SAF | Centurion | Jan 2018 |
| 12 | SC Williams | 151* | 3 | Zim | Afg | Abu Dhabi | Mar 2021 |
| 13 | JE Root | 180* | 2 | Eng | Ind | Lord’s | Aug 2021 |
JE Root’s 180 not out against India at Lord’s went in vain to provide the third occasion of England captain witnessing a score of 150 plus in a losing cause. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | Trescothick | 193 | 2 | Eng | Pak | Multan | Nov 2005 |
| 2 | AN Cook | 176 | 3 | Eng | Ind | Ahmedabad | Nov 2012 |
| 3 | JE Root | 180* | 2 | Eng | Ind | Lord’s | Aug 2021 |
It also provides the second occasion of a captain’s 150 plus score in a losing cause against India. Both the occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | AN Cook | 176 | 3 | Eng | Ind | Ahmedabad | Nov 2012 |
| 2 | JE Root | 180* | 2 | Eng | Ind | Lord’s | Aug 2021 |