The first three Tests in the Ashes were something to forget for Alastair Cook and the team. After all, not only did England lose all three Tests, Cook also had a time to forget as he mustered only 83 runs in 3 Tests combined.

However, all that has been forgotten with the way he has batted in the fourth Test. Scoring an unbeaten 244 runs, Cook became the highest scorer in the history of Tests played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

And Cook himself stated that he feels relieved after finally being among the runs.

“Last night (the feeling) was relief and I was quite emotional, and today I was quite proud that I came back, got in the game and dug deep to get a big one,” Cook told to BTSport.

The former captain then admitted that it was tougher to bat yesterday due to the severity of the heat.

“Yesterday was probably a bit tougher because it was a lot hotter and after fielding as well.”

At one point, the milestone of 200 runs looked at risk for the left-handed batsman as the players on the other end were tumbling down one after the other. However, Cook formed a great partnership with Stuart Broad—something that allowed him to score the double hundred while also posting a great total for England.

“We got Broady focused on his targets and he played beautifully and I gave him the strike to knock singles and he kept crashing them for four.

Finally, Cook then admitted that he was embarrassed with the way he had been batting in the series and also stated that while his batting might not always be pretty, he does go about things effectively.