It's nice to join Goochy: http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026-Cricket News Update
England opener, Alastair Cook, revealed his joy after equalling his batting coach and mentor http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757.
"It's nice to join Goochy. He was a great player and to have the same number of hundreds as him is a very special moment,” Cook said.
Cook scored 114 not out, and shared a crucial 170-run stand with Jonathan Trott after his side received an early blow in the shape of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/M-Morkel-c73528. England stood at 267 for the loss of three
wickets at stumps.
Currently http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Colin-Cowdrey-c75811
and cricketer turned commentator, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Geoffrey-Boycott-c58776, all of whom have scored 22 tons each.
Cook’s watchful hundred kept the highly talked about Proteas pace attack at bay, while further provided his side a perfect start to a series, destined to determine the best Test side in the world. His century came off 222 balls, including a four and a six
off http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DW-Steyn-c1409 however, he became ever more observant as the game entered the final stage, failing to hit a boundary in his last 61 deliveries.
The left-hander further talked about the difficulty he had to face in the opening session, where the ball was offering swing and seam movement. However, the pitch soon eased out and presented little to the touring bowlers, all of whom cut a frustrating figure.
"In the first session the ball nibbled around with the bit of rain and all the clouds, but the one thing it did for us was it did it very slowly," said Cook. "We've had a really good day but we had to work."
"It was important to get a good start and I thought http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IJL-Trott-c1576 (who made 71) played exceptionally well after losing Straussy early doors to put on a good partnership," he told Sky Sports 1.
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