Immovable Cook puts England ahead
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December 5, 2010, Sunday
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ALASTAIR Cook continued to dominate Australia's bowlers with an unbeaten 136 to help drive England to a first-innings lead of 72 runs with eight wickets in hand after the second day of the second Ashes test yesterday.
Cook, who made 235 not out in the second innings of the drawn first test, looked immovable alongside Kevin Pietersen, who was unbeaten on 85, as England ended a blistering day at the Adelaide Oval on 317-2 in response to host Australia's 245.
The 25-year-old Cook pumped his fist in delight after bringing up his 15th test century by cutting a terrible ball from spinner Xavier Doherty for four, summing up the contempt he showed to any loose bowling that came his way.
"You've got to cash in when you're in that kind of form," Cook told reporters.
"We just had to make sure we made the most of what our bowlers did yesterday, which was a fantastic effort to dismiss them on that wicket for 245."
The left-hander's one scare came when was given out caught behind off Peter Siddle on 65 but he indignantly demanded a review of the decision and TV pictures confirmed the ball had grazed his upper arm.
Cook, who made 67 in his first innings at the Gabba, has been on the field for all but 68 balls of the entire Ashes series so far.
After England skipper Andrew Strauss was dismissed on the third ball of the day, Cook and Jonathan Trott picked up where they left off in their unbeaten stand of 329 in the first test. When Trott, who had survived a couple of scares, was finally caught by Michael Clarke off the pace bowling of Ashes debutante Ryan Harris for 78, the England pair had combined for a total of 502 runs over the last two innings.
Cook, who made 235 not out in the second innings of the drawn first test, looked immovable alongside Kevin Pietersen, who was unbeaten on 85, as England ended a blistering day at the Adelaide Oval on 317-2 in response to host Australia's 245.
The 25-year-old Cook pumped his fist in delight after bringing up his 15th test century by cutting a terrible ball from spinner Xavier Doherty for four, summing up the contempt he showed to any loose bowling that came his way.
"You've got to cash in when you're in that kind of form," Cook told reporters.
"We just had to make sure we made the most of what our bowlers did yesterday, which was a fantastic effort to dismiss them on that wicket for 245."
The left-hander's one scare came when was given out caught behind off Peter Siddle on 65 but he indignantly demanded a review of the decision and TV pictures confirmed the ball had grazed his upper arm.
Cook, who made 67 in his first innings at the Gabba, has been on the field for all but 68 balls of the entire Ashes series so far.
After England skipper Andrew Strauss was dismissed on the third ball of the day, Cook and Jonathan Trott picked up where they left off in their unbeaten stand of 329 in the first test. When Trott, who had survived a couple of scares, was finally caught by Michael Clarke off the pace bowling of Ashes debutante Ryan Harris for 78, the England pair had combined for a total of 502 runs over the last two innings.
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