England's Alastair Cook reaches his 100 during the first day of the first cricket test match against South Africa at the Oval cricket ground, London, Thursday July 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Tom Hevezi) *** Local Caption *** Britain South Africa England Cricket.JPEG-0f9c2.jpg
England's Alastair Cook reaches his 100 during the first day of the first cricket test match against South Africa at the Oval cricket ground, London, Thursday July 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Tom Hevezi) *** Show more

The National

Alastair Cook can whet run appetite

The Englishman's prolific scoring abilities make up for the lack of flamboyance, and he is fast emerging as the best batsman of his generation

Ahmed Rizvi

July 22, 2012