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Joe Root 'getting better with age', says England captain Harry Brook

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Joe Root becomes England 's leading run-scorer in one-day internationals.

England captain Harry Brook says Root "is only getting better with age" Root surpassed World Cup -winning captain Eoin Morgan to become England 's top scorer.

The 34-year-old scored 166 not out in England 's second ODI win over West Indies .

Only two batters in world cricket have scored at an average and strike-rate higher than Root's for a minimum of 2,000 runs.

In ODIs until the end of 2015 , Root had seven dismissals playing the reverse sweep at just 7.4 .

Since the start of 2016 , he has averaged 158 with the shot.

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