Who have scored the most runs in Test cricket at home?

England captain Joe Root has overtaken Ricky Ponting to become the highest run-scorer in Test cricket at home. Root has now scored 7,594 runs in 156 innings in England. Ponting has scored 7,578 runs in Australia. Sachin Tendulkar is third with 7,216 runs in India, followed by Mahela Jayawardene with 7,167 and Jacques Kallis with 7,035 runs on home soil.