SYDNEY, (REUTERS) – England’s Alastair Cook became the sixth batsman to score 12,000 Test runs with a single off his pads after lunch on the fourth day of the fifth Ashes test against Australia on Sunday.

The 33-year-old, who scored 244 not out in the fourth Ttest in Melbourne last week, received an ovation from the crowd after passing the milestone in the third over of England’s second innings at Sydney Cricket Ground.
Cook, playing his 152nd Test match, joined Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis, Rahul Dravid and Kumar Sangakkara in accumulating 12,000 runs or more over his career.
Leading run-scorers in Test cricket

(Lists under player Runs Average, Centuries)

Sachin Tendulkar (India) 15,921 53.78 51
Ricky Ponting (Australia) 13,378 51.85 41
Jacques Kallis (S. Africa) 13,289 55.37 45
Rahul Dravid (India) 13,288 52.31 36
Kumar Sangakkara (S. Lanka)12,400 57.40 38
Alastair Cook (England) 12,005 46.35 32