Most Test century partnerships for England

England are the oldest Test cricket-playing nation having played the first-ever Test in the history of the game way back in 1877. In their 146-year-long Test history, England have had several great cricketing records to their name. The Three Lions climbed to the top of the ICC Test Rankings in 2011 and held the position for a year.

England are currently having a great run in Test cricket under the leadership of Ben Stokes as they have revolutionized Test cricket with the ‘Bazball’ style of play. As the Ben Stokes-led side give their all in the field to regain the Ashes after eight years, let’s take a look at the top three players with the most Test century partnerships for England:

3. Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen (13 hundreds)

Alastair Cook is the most prolific Test cricketer for England as he has scored 12,472 runs in 161 matches. On the other hand, Kevin Pietersen is the most stylish batter to ever play for England and has over 8,000 runs to his name. The duo have scored 3558 runs in 58 innings together with 13 hundreds to their name.

2. Alastair Cook and Andrew Strauss (14 hundreds)

Andrew Strauss is one of the legendary captains of England as he led the side to the world number one rank in 2011 and also won back-to-back Ashes in 2009 and 2010-11. Opening the innings with Cook, Strauss put together several memorable opening stands. The duo scored 5253 runs together in 132 innings and have 14 hundred-plus stands to their name.

1. Jack Hobbs and Herbert Sutcliffe (15 hundreds)

Jack Hobbs holds the record for being the most prolific batter in the history of cricket, having 61,237 first-class runs to his name. Herbert Sutcliffe also had a remarkable first-class career where he scored over 50,000 runs. The duo scored 3339 runs batting together for England and was involved in 15-century partnerships.