.Joe Root set an England record of 34 Exam centuries as Sri Lanka were left with a massive hunt to succeed the 2nd Examination at God's on Saturday.Root's 103, the celebrity concoction's second numerous the match after he created 143 in the very first innings, took England to a second-innings overall of 251 full blast on the third day.That left Sri Lanka needing to have 483 to level this three-Test series at 1-1 following England's five-wicket gain at Old Trafford last week.Watch every ball of the England v Sri Lanka Test series LIVE & exclusive to Fox Cricket, on call on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free of cost trial today > Root was actually last man out after edging in front of retired England opener Alastair Cook's mark of 33 Exam centuries.And having actually created the quickest century of his 145-Test job, off simply 111 receptions, the 33-year-old Origin at that point stored 2 catches initially lapse just before bad lighting finished bet the day.Sri Lanka were actually 2-53 at stubs, requiring 430 additional runs in a not likely mission to end an operate of six succeeding Exam beats through England.His 7th Examination hundred at Lord's gave Root single possession of the report for the very most Assess centuries at the 'Home of Cricket' he had actually provided his fellow former England leaders Graham Gooch as well as Michael Vaughan.It was actually additionally the very first time Root had made hundreds in both innings of an Examination, the Yorkshireman joining the West Indies' George Headley, Gooch and Vaughan as the only cricketers to have attained that accomplishment at Lord's." That was good exciting," Origin informed the BBC after the close." It was certainly a pleasant situation when you are far ahead of time in the video game. However you would like to drive it onward as well as obtain it right into as strong a placement as feasible." He added: "It does not mean you can not score operates if every thing isn't ideal as well as this is something I have actually know. There are actually other ways you can be efficient, you may turn the strike, receive a few perimeters away as well as it carries out get less complicated." Origin was actually taken advantage of by his papa, Matt, as he returned to the pavilion after the surface of his innings." Really honored and also nice to discuss an instant with my father strolling off the field," he said.Joe Origin of England. Image by Gareth Copley/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesEngland resumed on 1-25, already 256 operates ahead of time, after dismissing Sri Lanka for 196 in reply to their first-innings 427. Ollie Pope, 2 not out overnight, finished a run of three single-figure credit ratings given that prospering the wounded Ben Stokes as England captain at the start of this particular series.But Pope, who prior to this suit had mentioned the difficulties of balancing the responsibility of captaincy along with his task as a No. 3 batsman, gave his arch away on 17. Asitha Fernando fell short and also Pope backed away, just for his square lower to flight straight to Prabath Jayasuriya at deeper point.Harry Creek was actually gone down on 9 when Nishan Madushka fell a routine drawback following a top-edged slog sweep off left-arm article spinner Jayasuriya.Jayasuriya carried out put away Creek for 37, along with Madushka making indisputable at deep-seated mid-wicket, and possessed Jamie Smith lbw for 26 after the wicketkeeper skipped a sweep.The serene Origin, having said that, twice swept and afterwards reverse-swept Jayasuriya for 3 fours in an over.After Gus Atkinson, fresh from his maiden first-rate century of 118 in the very first innings, and also Matthew Potts both fell in simple progression, Origin-- after that 88 certainly not out-- jeopardized losing partners just before he reached 3 figures.But Olly Rock conducted organization, along with an elated Origin heading to his hundred when he cut Lahiru Kumara for a tenth four before he holed out off the paceman.England's Joe Origin is taken advantage of by his father Matt. Photo by Glyn KIRK/ AFPSource: AFP" He is actually fairly just England's greatest, as well as it is actually dead-on that he needs to possess this report, on his very own," Cook, that was England's leader in each of Origin's very first 53 Tests, pointed out on discourse for the BBC's Test Match Exclusive." Take it in, Joe. We are actually enjoying a genius." I do not think there's a batsman that I may keep in mind enjoying play (who portions) the sense of inevitability concerning scoring runs that Joe Origin gives off. I called it when he was on approximately 6 today, that he was going to obtain one hundred. I understand he remains in wonderful form, but it's just an enjoyment to watch a professional, a specialist at the office." That left behind Sri Lanka requiring to make record of their personal, with the greatest fourth-innings tot to gain a suit in 147 years of Exam history the West Indies' 7-418 against Australia at Street John's in 2002/03. The corresponding record at Lord's is actually the West Indies' 1-344 versus England in 1984. Although the flood lamps were on, Pope set up frontline spinner Shoaib Bashir and also Origin's part time off-breaks in a bid to cease the suit being halted for bad light.But the peacemakers performed let England's quicks bowl as Atkinson possessed Madushka (thirteen) bordering to Origin before the injury-plagued Rock, in his very first Test for three years, eliminated Pathum Nissanka (14) in comparable style.