England players with the most POTS awards in Test cricket
England clinched their recent home Test series against Sri Lanka 2-1 despite a historic eight-wicket defeat in the third and final Test at The Oval. Joe Root was named the Player of the Series for England as he scored 375 runs at 75. He smoked twin tons in the Lord's Test. Here we look at England players with the most POTS awards in Tests.
Joe Root - 6
As per ESPNcricinfo, Root has now become the player with the most POTS awards for England in Tests. The talisman has been a run-scoring machine for Brits since his Test debut in 2012. Having played 146 Test matches, Root has scored 12,402 runs at 50.62 (100s: 34, 50s: 64). Root's tally of 13 Player-of-the-Match awards is also the most for an Englishman in Tests.
Andrew Strauss - 5
One of England's finest openers and captains in Test cricket, Andrew Strauss received the honor five times. Having played exactly 100 Tests, Strauss retired with 7,037 runs at an average of 40.91 with 21 hundreds and 27 fifties to his name. As a captain, he led England to 24 wins and 15 draws in 50 Tests.
Graham Gooch - 5
In Graham Gooch, we have another legendary England opener on this list. He has five POTS awards to show in the longest format alongside nine POTM honors. Overall, Gooch made his presence felt with 8,900 runs across 118 Tests for England at 42.58. He hit 20 tons and 46 fifties. Notably, six of his Test tons came at the iconic Lord's.
James Anderson - 5
One of the finest pacers to have graced the game, James Anderson received five POTS awards in his celebrated career. The former fast bowler also has eight POTM awards under his belt. Anderson, who played 188 Tests, is the only seamer with 700-plus wickets in Test cricket (704). The veteran also has the sixth-most five-wicket hauls in the history of Test cricket (32).
