The Ashes: Top 5 run-scorers in single edition
In the last 40 years, some players have attracted attention for not only becoming the leading run-getters but also for scoring the maximum runs in a single season of Ashes.
3. Sir Alastair Cook (2010-11)- 766 runs
England won the Ashes competition in 2010-11 under the leadership of Andrew Strauss and this was the English team’s first Test series victory on Australian soil in 24 years. In the tournament, the left-handed opener Alastair Cook played a key role in England’s success.
Scoring 766 runs with three tons and two half-centuries in seven innings of five contests, Cook emerged as the leading run-getter in the competition. The southpaw started brilliantly in the tournament, with his extraordinary 235-run knock in the second innings of the first Test at the Gabba.
After four Tests, England were leading in the series with a couple of victories, and in the fifth match at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), the visitors were looking to dominate the hosts again. Stepping up in the decider Test, Cook delivered 189-run innings to his team to pocket the match by an innings and 83 runs. After the game, Cook also received the Player of the Match and Player of the Series awards for his sensational batting efforts.
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