Top 5 run-scorers in Tests in 2019

#4 Rory Burns (ENG) - 824 runs

England has been struggling to find a quality opener since Alastair Cook retired from Test cricket. They tried several players but none have secured their place by scoring consistently. Rory Burns's emergence this year has solved the opening problem for the English team.

He has played 12 matches and scored 638 runs at an average of 35.82 which includes 2 centuries and 5 half-centuries. He played a few gritty knocks this year and provided much-needed solidity at the top order for his team.

#3 Joe Root (ENG) - 851 runs

England's Test skipper, Joe Root has had a roller coaster year with the bat. He batted at the crucial number 3 position in the high-pressure Ashes series and failed to perform consistently. He moved to his favored number 4 position after the Ashes and scored a double hundred against the New Zealand team.

He is at the 3rd place among top run-scorers with 851 runs in 12 matches this year at an average of 37. He hit 2 centuries and 4 half-centuries this year. He will finish yet another year as his team's leading run-scorer in Tests.

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