Atherton on Cook: it was a special century (Oval)

With the number one ranking in Test cricket at stake, it had been expected that the series would be a battle between two outstanding pace attacks.

But Alistair Cook had other ideas when he stroked 114 runs; a composed knock from the 27-year-old who made his his 20th Test century.

1st Test, Day 1, Oval, July 2012


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