Joe Root: England's record run-scorer in a calendar year closes our Xmas countdown

With one day till Christmas, watch highlights from Joe Root's incredible 2015 as he became England record run-scorer in a calendar year.

Root was occupying the No 1 Test batsman ranking until Kane Williamson's unbeaten 108 for New Zealand in their second Test win over Sri Lanka saw him leapfrog the Yorkshireman into top spot.

But it shouldn't take away from a blistering year for Root, which has seen him plunder 2,131 runs across all formats in 2015, beating the tallies of Kevin Pietersen (2,120) and Paul Collingwood (2,026) from 2007.

Play the video above to watch Root's record-breaking efforts...

Day 12: Twelve Finn Ashes wickets... CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO
Day 11: Eleven England sixes... CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO
Day 10: Ten Willey maximums... CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO
Day 9: Nine Rashid's record... CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO
Day 8: Eight Broad wickets before lunch... CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO
Day 7: Seven Rushworth five-fors... CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO
Day 6: Six Hales sixes... CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO
Day 5: Five Ashes funnies... CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO
Day 4: Four Sangakkara tons... CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO
Day 3: Three Buttler records... CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO
Day 2: Two De Villiers records... CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO

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