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England lost the final match of the series, but Cook was again one of few England batsmen to show any resistance with the bat as he scored 85 in their second innings. Despite the loss, England won the series 3—2 and Cook celebrated his second Ashes win as captain. Cook scored his third double-century and 28th Test ton against Pakistan in first Test at Abu Dhabi in October in minutes: In doing so he also became the all-time highest non-Asian run scorer in Asia, overtaking Jacques Kallis' 2, runs.
In the second Test Cook scored 65 in the first innings as England posted With England chasing down a big target to win in the second innings, Cook could only manage 10 and Pakistan won the match by runs. England need to win the third Test to have any chance of drawing the series and despite taking a first innings lead which Cook contributed 49 to, Pakistan batted well in the second innings and England were dismissed for in their second innings, meaning the lost the series 2—0, despite Cook scoring In the Test series against South Africa, Cook made a duck in the first innings of the first Test, but England recovered to post England went on to win the game by runs thanks to a strong bowling performance.
In the second Test Cook again failed to make a major impression, scoring just 35 runs in the entire match in what proved to be a high scoring draw.
Cook started to show some form in the third Test. In the final Test of the series, which England had already won, Cook made 76 in the first innings. However, England collapsed in the second innings and only made , with Cook being dismissed for five. Despite this, England won the series 2—1 with Cook captaining England to the historic victory. In the first Test against Sri Lanka, Cook could only make 16 but England went on to win the match by an innings and 88 runs. He became the 12th international cricketer to reach the landmark and the first Englishman.
In the first innings of the third Test, he scored 85 to help England to He came in down the order for England's second innings after being injured in the field and made an unbeaten Rain on the final day meant the match finished in a draw, with England winning the series 2—0.
However, England lost the final match, with Cook scoring 35 in the first innings before making seven in the second innings as England lost by 10 wickets and the series ended in a 2—2 tie. In the first Test against Bangladesh, Cook scored 4 in the first innings and then made 12 in the second.
Despite his low scores, England won by 21 runs. In the second Test Cook made 14 in the first innings, and although he made 59 in the second, England were bowled out for to lose the match by runs and draw the series 1—1. In the third Test, Cook made 27 in the first innings before making 12 in the second innings, as England lost the match by eight wickets. A month and half after the end of the series, Cook stood down as Test captain, having captained the team in an English record of 59 Tests.
Cook didn't score a century in the series but was reliable with three 50s.
England won the 4 Test series 3—1 with the only loss at Trent Bridge. Cook's top scored in the second innings there with 42, with no other England batsmen offering much resistance. He went on to carry his bat with a double century and put England into a lead of over , finishing with not out, the highest Test score by an opener who has carried the bat.
After a score of 70 of the first match of the home series against Pakistan , Cook had another slump in form, scoring a total of more runs in 5 further matches Pakistan and India. When he reached 76 during the innings, he overtook Kumar Sangakkara to become the fifth highest run scorer and the highest scoring left-hander in Test history. Cook has written a column in The Daily Telegraph [68] and Metro. Much of the proceeds from his Benefit Year went to this charity. In December , Cook married Alice Hunt, whom he had known since childhood.
The couple's daughter Elsie was born on 3 April He was allowed to miss a tour game in Bangladesh to be present at the birth of the second child, Isabelle, on 13 October Cook helps maintain a farm near Leighton Buzzard , and has described farming and cricket as the two passions in his life, stating that "They are both my passions and not many people can say what they do for their job or their life is what they love doing all the time". Cook and James Anderson have taken part in an exhibition darts series against each other with Cook leading the series 2—0, winning both 1-Leg shootouts.
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