From the Vault: Cook's marathon at the Gabba

With England conceding a huge first-innings lead in the opening Test of the 2010-11 Ashes, opener Alastair Cook batted and batted and batted to post an unbeaten 235

[@ashishnair12]

Cook from the end of 2010 to about 2013 was simply impossible to get out at times. Australia, England, India, UAE he performed in all conditions. One of the modern greats.

[@starless1759]

His defensive action is just perfect for test cricket.

[@tasreeferiyal4597]

After abd he played almost part of world comfortable

[@miloblackmetalhate]

Truly. Dude was part of the epic England squad that won in both Australia and India. Simply iconic.

[@ashishnair12]

@@miloblackmetalhate You could say he was the lead act in both those series. I have never seen any overseas batsman look as comfortable as him in Indian conditions.

[@aryan7062]

@@tasreeferiyal4597 dude ABD was not near to him as a test batsman tbv frank..

[@XakoWako]

As an English cricket fan I must say I really love the Australian cricket KZbin channel. They show good cricket, whether that of their own or their opponents. Contrast this to the ECB channel which only ever shows English cricket, it is honestly embarrassing. Much Respect.

S J Yes, 100% true

[@ZacharyTen4]

I mean that's a bit harsh on the ecb channel

[@BigAidsIII]

@@ZacharyTen4 I agree - I don't think it's totally accurate.

[@ZacharyTen4]

@@BigAidsIII yh there not like everything is England alot is England but not all of it

[@maitreytelang2312]

And then you have India! Shame on BCCI!

[@stillnot3493]

1/517 in Australia against Aussie is miracle

[@nightfury4756]

Not really

[@ciaranosborne5488]

@@nightfury4756 explain

[@rajatacharjee4569]

Massive effort from England

[@rajatacharjee4569]

Great resilience

[@jayeshk.d.3429]

That too at the Gabba

[@freddieblake7545]

Cook destroyed Australia on this tour, something like 750 runs in total. Beast mode activated.

[@royw-g3120]

Let’s be honest we were totally spoiled back then.

[@Sandeepyadav-ll8ny]

Best left hended Batsman in Test Cricket for ENGLAND.

[@fletcherdowns2779]

The best is Marcus Harris

[@ommozarkar564]

@@fletcherdowns2779 no way. Its one and only cook.

[@ankitsamariya4743]

Wait 5 years. Stokes might get there.

[@ommozarkar564]

@@ankitsamariya4743 i don't think so, Beacause stokes is not a opner he is a hard hitter . whereas cook is a opner and a classic player. Hope you understood the difference 😉.

[@Ben-vo2rr]

Cook is the most successful left-handed batsman ever

[@ishmamchowdhury7134]

This was one of the finest innings I have watched from an English batsman in a second innings on a hostile condition in Gabba.

[@Vishwas997]

I miss Trot ,he was gem of a player .

[@VikasSharma-mn2kv]

Ian bell is better

[@daredevils5742]

@@VikasSharma-mn2kv Pieterson is far better than bell

[@bus5683]

He retired because Of Johnson lol

[@VikasSharma-mn2kv]

@@daredevils5742 yes for sure

[@nathanwilliams2152]

Very good number three. He was a perfectionist and put so much pressure on himself. The story goes that he was in the nets at Adelaide in 2013/14 facing a bowling machine delivering balls at 95+ mph at his body, literally torturing himself. We hung him out to dry after that - and forced him to open with Ian Bell in the West Indies in 2015, and then just discarded him. Very sad.

[@shubhamtyagi7963]

My favorite English Player along with Kevin Peterson and Jos Buttler . This was the finest inning played by him on Australian Soil. A Great And Magistic Player .

[@danguee1]

Are you talking about "The" Jos Buttler? The one with the test batting average of 31.9? Why..........?

[@jamesmelwyn4253]

110, 235, 135. Aussies were roasted

[@CortexMatrix]

Yeah declaring for only 1 down at the Gabba.

[@flash-uj6ly]

Mitchell Johnson butchered the England next!

[@anuragverma7699]

@@flash-uj6ly so what that was another series

[@andylea2377]

@@anuragverma7699 it was the only series he was any good against England as well. Predominantly disappointing

[@samirpaul3909]

@@flash-uj6ly Ian Bell hammered the Aussies next.. It was in 2013/14 where Johnson fired

[@my2cents363]

Alistar Cook: 161 test matches 12,472 runs.

[@reflexxd8952]

What’s his average

[@radfordpilgrim4393]

REFLEX XD 45.35 average in tests

[@joeutm212]

Radford Pilgrim as an opener predominantly in English conditions (probably the hardest place to open in tents cricket)

[@joeutm212]

@NG TITAN but sachin or pointing in them conditions opening they’d have a third the runs of cooky. TrueType the greatest imo

[@hahahahahahahahhahahahahah8290]

@@joeutm212 probably the best test opener after hayden

[@arghyapaul4638]

The most handsome cricketer in history of this game Sir Alastair Cook ❤️

[@royw-g3120]

Finally showing a few grey hairs these days, which is generous of him!

[@rakeshmishra679]

श्री Yes Tall figure and most beautiful FACE with most beautiful always happy EYES. ❤❤❤

[@Banzybanz]

One of the best innings on foreign soil. Imagine going to the field thinking you've got the match in the bag and then 2 days later the scoreboard reads 500 something for 1.

[@stuartmitchell3236]

It's not until you see our current openers you realise just how much this is missed by us Poms. Best test opener this century for my liking, and best player in world in 2010/11.

[@mr.nodjoanmol7410]

Great job Cricket Australia, it’s heartening to see how they appreciate the opponent players. It’s hard to see that from Indian cricket.

[@sarovarr5449]

Exactly I was looking for England tour of India 2012 but I didn't find anything. Probably because they lost because they'll upload it 82 times if they win.

[@tinniemc]

@@sarovarr5449 mate it’s impossible to find anything of that tour been trying for years lol

[@Pratyush2124]

@Umang Basuthkar true

[@25.akshitjha76]

@@sarovarr5449 india doesn't even have a channel bruh

[@vikramkumar3677]

@Umang Basuthkar wait a minute does india have its own KZbin channel??

[@dazin211]

Never get bored off watching cook bat he was magical the sound his bat makes when he hits it just beautiful timing. Also noticed he emptied the stadium off Aussies haha.

[@Pegasus_ynwa8142]

Cook really flourished late in his career. He was already good, he became fantastic later.

[@jonnyroser9744]

I would love to agree with you but in that series he didn’t do well. And look at stats, 2013 ashes he did amazing

[@yahyakhalid6958]

Earlier on

[@Banzybanz]

@@jonnyroser9744 He scored some 700 runs in that series.

[@jonnyroser9744]

Anime Banz yeah I realised, that was a very good series of his

[@amiyshrivastava4088]

I'd rather say he tapered off towards the End. His peak as a batter was from 2010-2013. Nothing too special either side of that, but in that phase, he was seriously special.

[@surjeetchoudhary1525]

He really taught us how to "cook" a gem of a recipe with limited ingredients! Hats off to Sir Alastair Cook🙏🙏🙏

[@olivergeorge4394]

Surjeet Choudhary well said

[@ajaymehra7716]

0:32 When Peter Siddle served 'Bread and Butter' to 'The Chef'.

[@Harshvardhangmailcom]

Had he played two or three years he would have became the highest scorer in test matches. GOAT and one of my favorites..

[@ashishdevnani]

GOAT ??

[@aqsa63]

@@ashishdevnani Greatest Of All Time

[@tirthendukarmakar3600]

Joe Root is in with a chance now

[@syedmudassirahmed4431]

He is one of the handsomest player who ever played the game

[@sagittarius8657]

England is surely missing this kind of openers

[@stuartmitchell3236]

Oh we are. During 2010 and alot of 2011 England were the best test side in the world, majority of that if not all, was down to having an amazing top 3 in Cook, Struass and Trott. Having Pietersen coming in at 4 after those 3 was just perfect.

[@royw-g3120]

Yes , twist the knife!

[@gordonferrar7782]

Zack Crawley is heir apparent.

[@osiris7800]

As an Englishman, Mr Cook is my favourite cricketer of all time, closely followed by James Anderson.

[@mukur7245]

Broadyy, Strauss , Bell and KP as well

[@keithcroissant5640]

Like Federer, he just doesn’t sweat. We sure need him now.

[@sameeraftab5684]

This was the best Ashes series I've ever seen so far. England completely dominated the Australians as they had no answer. All 3 wins by an innings margin.

[@livinvincent6661]

sir cook a true test match great batsmen from England true legend

[@amiyshrivastava4088]

That Cut shot at 3:50. Something Extremely Special about it.

[@afnan.6774]

My cricket fellows call me 'cookie🖤.. I love his style🖤 For his cool and calm game🖤 I respect him as a man, as a cricketer🖤 Long live Sir!

[@alanbhattarai]

Greatest fan of alastair cook

[@riyasliyakath201]

Not only cook two other batsman with him scored centuries as well. He is classy player on English cricket after KP ❤️

[@TheManwithaview]

It's the only match in Test history were a captain has scored the lowest amount in both innings AND scored a century.

[@karthikmanickam7932]

One of My favourite cricketer in England

[@jatindersinghwinnipegcanada]

What an incredible innings that helped draw a lost match. Kudos to Strauss and Trott as well.

[@ggaakashchandru5144]

Trott, What a player he could have been had he continued to play cricket. He had everything in him to become the greatest cricketer of this generation

[@TheEdge3003]

His numbers batting numbers are amazing, but he’s also a very technical, powerful and elegant batsmen at points too.

[@oliveringram3056]

Watching this during lockdown, great to see his lordship in full flow, and how nice to hear the roar of the crowd again...

[@mohitbista3361]

this is called class. when andrew strauss was there with cook they had good partnerships at top of the order which let others players to play their natural game but today English openeners rarely have 100+ partnership.😫

[@asmitdas8909]

yeah rory burns is wrost, england must remove him from the team

[@subhajitguchhait2953]

That series was one of the best test series.

[@El__Forastero]

Still the best sound off the bat I've ever heard. That cover drive at 4:16 is as good as it gets.

[@Haider67771]

Alaister cook, one of the great batsman of all time

[@ritiksen7218]

One of my all time favorite test player

[@swaroopsarru5825]

Thank you chef for all the innings....it's been more than 2 years

[@miloblackmetalhate]

Simply historic. What an innings!

[@Fricasso79]

This was the innings when we knew it wasn't going to be a regular ashes series down under.

[@burhanullahkhan8712]

He loved playing on the off side.

[@ecstacy3601]

He just love playing cricket

[@ecstacy3601]

"Great knock from the youngster,he will be 26 on the Christmas day". My word this was his 14 th test ton and read that quotation one more time.

[@patrickburke7383]

It was the "and he moves to 177, his highest test score" that got me... all of his huge 250+ innings were still ahead of him at this point!

[@AB-hs9pw]

One of the handsome cricketers in cricket 🏏

[@rickphillips5098]

Cook , was awesome!! A true test opener and I doubt in my lifetime England will get another as good as there too many formats off the game so test openers are not used in 50 over or 20/20 games so they don't get time at the crease .. on international tours . Thank you Alistair Cook

[@sanskarmishra5309]

The first ashes i remember watching. loved it

[@WHU320]

His cut shots are unbelievable

[@That_Random_Bloke]

A beautiful series to watch. And how things would have been different if Strauss had been given out first ball (in the second innings) to Hilfenhaus!

[@abhijithpvkd6412]

The great cricketer and also great gentleman

[@austenpowers]

That whip-crack echo off of the first no ball from Siddle 💥🔥😜

[@akashsrivastava841]

Legend my favourite cricketer sir cook

[@sanjeevrane7819]

He is simple man without fighting with any one

[@Bharat22158]

Finest left handed batsman. Started with a century ended with a century. He was just phenomenal in tests ❤

[@sijanbhandari779]

One of the most humble and disciplined cricketers in the history of the game....

[@Sean-nl5ge]

One of the best knocks ever in Australia

[@jayanttanan2841]

My favourite english cricketer cook

[@piyush141993]

Australian board: This is a good match enjoy. ECB: Here, watch this English victory BCCI: paisa laaya? 😂

[@vigneshkalaiselvan1312]

Anybody here after India captured Gabba fortress?

[@crick-shots744]

Yess

[@raviroshan7792]

Yes

[@OakholdC]

Gabba Fortress 2

[@rajatacharjee4569]

Yes

[@rajatacharjee4569]

India also played with this intent in the final day

[@aryanrawat5961]

How did england reach 517 for 1 in the second innings. This was impossible really after being bundled out cheaply in the first and also so many years of pain in australia coupled with the pressure and fear of going 1-0 down after being 222 runs behind in the 1st innings. I really think Cook strauss and trott these 3 players deserve 100 times more respect than they got

[@amit12567]

Cricket is a big scam.

[@Fricasso79]

It was a great fight back, but the pitch just got easier to bat on as the match went on. If it had been a timeless test, I think Cook and Trott would still be batting.

[@aryanrawat5961]

@@Fricasso79 bro ease of batting is nothing compared to this great fightback

[@BigAidsIII]

@@Fricasso79 Yeah, I think it was a classic case of being a great toss to lose - Siddle bowled superbly on the 1st day, but then it definitely flattened. Having said that, the mental strength of the England top 3 in the 2nd innings was incredible to see - so far behind the game when they started to bat and yet just ground it out.

[@sameero2849]

That was a amazing score board

[@Coopers79]

What a great player he was for England.

[@sarcasticshooter1528]

I remember his last innings Miss you chef

[@jagannathdas9507]

My all time favourite batsman

[@peacefulworld5964]

One of the best innings by English batsman in Australia,also he had highest run leading in this series

[@Ben2Men]

As depressing as this was to watch from an Aussie perspective, this was an absolute gem of an innings. How’s the noise off the bat at 4:15!!!

[@BigAidsIII]

Like a shotgun!

[@TheManwithaview]

Yes the fans didn't show up for the afternoon, evening session Day 4 or any on Day 5....

[@RiyazKhan-pw5rv]

3:45

[@sammadkhan4459]

Yes we can’t deny that

[@GlobalIn2015]

Watching a time when we could bat to feel better about England's cricket, haha. Those were the days! I miss Cooky.

[@salmoonp.shaukat468]

Sir Alastair Cook❤

[@vikaskotwani9573]

He is my favourite Test Batsman.

[@channakeshava4100]

BEST DOUBLE CENTURY OF THE DECADE! PLEASING TO TO EYES.

[@masif4937]

One of the ever best ashes series England has played against Australia in Australia..well done English team.

[@mpmp5588]

Rohit is gonna play this knock

[@ashwatthama2596]

Best batsman i have ever seen

[@garethbarnes3680]

Cook was going mad at the end...seriously high quality batsmen

[@abrarabdullah4714]

My all time fav❤❤

[@hoenn4373]

20 4's in that match, 6 sixes in total career xD. Hats off to you sir!

[@Ben-vo2rr]

OfficialPhoenix - Gaming It’s actually 13 sixes in his fully test career

[@mohanrajb5028]

That shows he is moden great in Test cricket, don't loft, don't get out unnecessary.

[@jparry248]

Cook made scored more runs in this game than most of England's batters managed in 2021... Watching this after just witnessing us score 68 in an innings makes me want to cry

[@shehanperera5636]

I have watched this match. I remember yet. This is ashes cup test series 2010/11. This match was 2nd test match of the series. Held in december month last week in 2010. Alastair cook couldn't be stopped to them he making runs to the board. Finally, he played till declare england innings. De facto, he was a threat to australian bowling attack in that innings.

[@indianscammer7846]

Rain saved us that game. England could’ve broken the streak 10 years before india if rain wasn’t a factor

[@ajitkumar-qi1vo]

Great performances

[@VineetkumarYadav-vb4yw]

Sir I love your batting

[@Sigma_nation_]

LEGEND 🙏

[@PrakashKumar-dc9yb]

I just love him the goat

[@vishalacharya5683]

No not at all

[@suhailqureshi54]

0:45 That cut was so Classy that shows him that he is a true legend. Miss you cook you retired too soon 🥺

[@arhamjain1031]

Legend forever 😎💯💯

[@neerajgautam12jan]

Greatest opener Mr. Cook

[@samali526]

Cook legendary batsman

[@rajeshnatarajan1248]

Masterpiece

[@olivergeorge4394]

Apart from that series in 2013-14, cooks always made runs in Australia

[@adityamondal6690]

One of d most handsome player in world cricket

[@nafisrasidul9287]

This is probably the best Test knock on Australian soil by a visiting team's batsman..

[@surjeetchoudhary1525]

Sorry , I think it's Tendulkar's cover drive less 241. But yes , it was also a gem

[@mohsinmahmood8781]

@@surjeetchoudhary1525 Kevin peiterson 227 is the best knock on Australian soil ,pointing rate it also

[@manibharathi8060]

dude ross taylor scored 290

[@nafisrasidul9287]

@@manibharathi8060 Bhai that innings was too slow and result was draw on a flat batting paradise, but just look at Cook’s this innings, focus+determination+Fitness+Concentration all are there! A true gem!!

[@prakashjha5733]

Nafis Rasidul this inning was also on flat pitch.eng scored 500 odd for 1 and draw

[@ChrisSmith-mj4uj]

Cook more or less won that series for us himself! He was a dream at the top of the order when he was on form

[@peterturnball8310]

A lot of people were questioning Cook's place in the England side before this series. He had a run of poor scores the previous English season, but turned it around with a century against Pakistan final Test of the summer. All five Cook's centuries against Australia were made in Australia, and he made one on each of the main Test grounds. Can't be too many overseas players who've done that.

[@honeykiddo9296]

Left hand germ that England have ever produced in the cricket person just lived by all in his simplicity

[@sarthaksingh2240]

Why Alaister Cook Is So Underrated 😔 Player He Is One Of The Greatest Cricketer In Test Cricket 🏏

[@muthupayya4953]

Slow and steady wins the race Sir Alastair Cook.....

[@hamzaraza4860]

This was his best year and best knock of his career

[@ppeter1982]

That noise off the bat is so sweet.

[@mikefriend1514]

Cook is the envy of Prince Andrew. Bats for hours under a Helmet but when he takes it off, not a bead of sweat is evident.

[@navaidrahmani]

This is one of the best Ashes, atleast for England. Cook scored a double in Gabba and then KP smashing a double at the Adelaide. England outplayed the Aussies, 3-1 for them.

[@Pratyush2124]

And that too in Australia !!

[@navaidrahmani]

@@Pratyush2124 Yes, correct.

[@surajssubramanian7327]

Cook never played this way in his last 4-5 years, after 2012. He became too defensive. He cut out on a lot of strokes. Hence wasn't able to score many hundreds.

[@myntraladdu3318]

Thats why he retired

[@calebpennystan8201]

Yes he did

[@MegaNarsinha]

Suraj S Subramanian absolutely absolutely right

[@sanjayror]

I was looking for this comment, I also thought the same, he never played off side shot .

[@sanjayror]

This usually happened because he got out many times on his off side shot, anyone can have doubts on his technique after failure.