Cook roasts Bangladesh
03/12/2010 06:48:48 PM
since touching down in the country, the omens were not good.
Pietersen began to drive powerfully down the ground as he grew in confidence, with one such shot hurtling for four before Rubel had finished his follow through.
Cook passed Strauss' mark of 128 with a perfectly-timed drive but there was some relief for the hosts when Razzak found a way through Pietersen's defences with just a single needed for his century.
Cook was going nowhere, though, and was celebrating another landmark when his consistent ability to work the ball on both sides of the wicket saw him past 150.
Paul Collingwood was fifth man in and immediately set about the home bowlers to the tune of 32 not out in 40 balls.
Cook reached the close having faced 244 balls over three sessions, with 14 fours and two sixes to his name.