Cook’s magical MCG masterclass lifts Ashes spirits at last –how did we ever doubt him?

By Chris Stocks at the MCG

History maker: Alastair Cook’s unbeaten 244 is the highest score by a visiting batsman at the MCG
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RENAISSANCE man Alastair Cook was relentless, remorseless and utterly ruthless as he compiled his highest score on Australian soil to put England in a position of total dominance in this fourth Test.
The Ashes may be gone, but it must not be forgotten that Cook came into this Boxing Day Test fighting for his very future as an international batsman having averaged just 13.83 in the first three matches of this series as ...

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