Joe Root appeared in his 150^th test when he played the just concluded test between England and New Zealand at Christchurch. He became the eleventh cricketer to achieve the feat. The career figures of all such cricketers who have played 150 plus tests are tabulated below. JH Kallis and R Dravid have played one test representing ICC Eleven against Australia

No	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Runs	HS	100	Wkts	BBI	5	Ct	St
1	SR Tendulkar	India	1989-2013	200	15921	248*	51	046	3/10	00	115	0
2	JM Anderson	England	2003-2024	188	01353	081	00	704	7/42	32	107	0
3	RT Ponting	Australia	1995-2012	168	13378	257	41	005	1/00	00	196	0
4	SR Waugh	Australia	1985-2004	168	10927	200	32	092	5/28	03	112	0
5	SCJ Broad	England	2007-2023	167	03662	169	01	604	8/15	20	055	0
6	JH Kallis	ICC/SAF	1995-2013	166	13289	224	45	292	6/54	05	200	0
7	S Chanderpaul	West Indies	1994-2015	164	11867	203*	30	009	1/02	00	066	0
8	R Dravid	ICC/India	1996-2012	164	13288	270	36	001	1/18	00	210	0
9	AN Cook	England	2006-2018	161	12472	294	33	001	1/06	00	175	0
10	AR Border	Australia	1978-1994	156	11174	205	27	039	7/46	02	156	0
11	JE Root	England	2012-2024	150	12777	262	35	070	5/08	01	207	0

Joe Root became the fourth England cricketer to appear in 150 plus tests. Others are – JE Anderson {188}, SCJ Broad {167} and AN Cook {161}. The career figures of these four England cricketers who have played 150 plus tests are tabulated below

No	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Runs	HS	100	Wkts	BBI	5	Ct	St
1	JM Anderson	England	2003-2024	188	01353	081	00	704	7/42	32	107	0
2	SCJ Broad	England	2007-2023	167	03662	169	01	604	8/15	20	055	0
3	AN Cook	England	2006-2018	161	12472	294	33	001	1/06	00	175	0
4	JE Root	England	2012-2024	150	12777	262	35	070	5/08	01	207	0