Cook sets England century record

By Sam Sheringham BBC Sport

Captain Alastair Cook set a record for England Test centuries with his 23rd hundred on the second day of the third Test against India.

The opener passed the mark of 22 held by Walter Hammond, Colin Cowdrey, Geoffrey Boycott and Kevin Pietersen.

Cook reached three figures in the final session as England passed 180-1 in reply to India's 316 all out at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

	Tests	Hundreds
Cook	86*	23
Hammond	85	22
Pietersen	91*	22
Cowdrey	114	22
Boycott	108	22

Cook, 27, also became the youngest batsman to reach 7,000 Test runs.

The Essex left-hander reached the milestone at the age of 27 years and 347 days, knocking Sachin Tendulkar off top spot.

The India great, who has a record 15,638 Test runs, was 28 years and 193 days old when he passed the 7,000 mark.

Cook, whose Test career began with a hundred against India in Nagpur in 2006, has now scored centuries in all five of his Tests as captain.

He brought up his third ton of the series off 179 balls with a sweep for two off spinner Ravichandran Ashwin.

While his England team-mates and coaching staff rose in unison on the balcony to salute their skipper, Cook removed his helmet, looked skyward and punched the air with both hands.

Commentating on Test Match Special, Boycott predicted more record-breaking exploits for Cook.

"I don't think it will be such a big deal to him," said Boycott. "At his age of 27 he's going to get quite a lot more unless he has a serious illness or injury.

"He's in the best years of his life and will automatically play, he has a good technique and should be well on the way to 40 hundreds by the time he's finished."

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