LEEDS, England (Reuters) - Alastair Cook was always destined to break batting records and it was no surprise that he became England's test run-scorer on Saturday, beating the record of his mentor and great friend Graham Gooch.
The tall left-handed opener with iron concentration made his first-class debut for Essex aged 18 in 2003 and three years later he scored 60 and 104 not out in his first test against India in Nagpur.
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