AN Cook of England scored 244 not outing the Melbourne test against England which fetched him his fifth double century in tests. All his five double centuries are tabulated below

No	Runs	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	235*	v Australia	Brisbane	25 Nov 2010
2	294	v India	Birmingham	10 Aug 2011
3	263	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	13 Oct 2015
4	243	v West Indies	Birmingham	17 Aug 2017
5	244*	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2017

The following are the few statistical accreditations associated with his feat

His 244 not out represents his highest score against Australia in a test innings. It was an improvement over his 235  at Brisbane in Nov 2010. Incidentally his Brisbane double century was his first double century.

He became the 15^th batsman in the annals of test cricket to score five or more double centuries. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C
1	DG Bradman	Aus	12	12	1	3033	334	275.72	12
2	KC Sangakkara	Srl	11	11	2	2614	319	290.44	11
3	BC Lara	Win	9	9	1	2339	400*	292.37	09
4	WR Hammond	Eng	7	7	2	1702	336*	340.40	07
5	DPMD Jayawardene	Srl	7	7	2	1784	374	356.80	07
6	MS Atapattu	Srl	6	6	3	1297	249	432.33	06
7	Javed Miandad	Pak	6	6	2	1431	280*	357.75	06
8	V Kohli	Ind	6	6	0	1306	243	217.66	06
9	RT Ponting	Aus	6	6	0	1342	257	223.66	06
10	V Sehwag	Ind	6	6	1	1577	319	315.40	06
11	SR Tendulkar	Ind	6	6	3	1324	248*	441.33	06
12	Younis Khan	Pak	6	6	2	1411	313	352.75	06
13	AN Cook	Eng	5	5	2	1279	294	426.33	05
14	R Dravid	Ind	5	5	1	1142	270	285.50	05
15	GC Smith	SAF	5	5	0	1202	277	240.40	05

He became the second England batsman to score five or more double centuries after WR Hammond. WR Hammond has scored seven double centuries

He became the fourth opening batsman to score five or more double centuries. Others are – MS Atapattu {06}, V Sehwag {06} and GC Smith {05}

He became the fourth left hand batsman to score five or more double centuries. Others are – KC Sangakkara {11}, BC Lara {09} and GC Smith {05}

He became the second left hand opening batsman to score five or more double centuries after GC Smith. GC Smith has scored five double centuries.

AN Cook’s double century against Australia at Melbourne provides the 366^th occasion of a batsman scoring a double century in the annals of test cricket and also provides the 57^th occasion of an England batsman scoring a double century. It also provides the 14^th occasion of an England batsman scoring a double century against Australia. All such occasions are listed below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	RE Foster	287	2	v Australia	Sydney	11 Dec 1903
2	WR Hammond	251	2	v Australia	Sydney	14 Dec 1928
3	WR Hammond	200	2	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1928
4	WR Hammond	231*	1	v Australia	Sydney	18 Dec 1936
5	E Paynter	216*	1	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938
6	WR Hammond	240	1	v Australia	Lord’s	24 Jun 1938
7	L Hutton	364	1	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 1938
8	KF Barrington	256	2	v Australia	Manchester	23 Jul 1964
9	DI Gower	215	2	v Australia	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985
10	N Hussain	207	2	v Australia	Birmingham	05 Jun 1997
11	PD Collingwood	206	1	v Australia	Adelaide	01 Dec 2006
12	AN Cook	235*	3	v Australia	Brisbane	25 Nov 2010
13	KP Pietersen	227	2	v Australia	Adelaide	03 Dec 2010
14	AN Cook	244*	2	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2017

AN Cook became the second England batsman to score two or more double centuries against Australia after WR Hammond. WR Hammond has scored four double centuries

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	WR Hammond	251	2	v Australia	Sydney	14 Dec 1928
2	WR Hammond	200	2	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1928
3	WR Hammond	231*	1	v Australia	Sydney	18 Dec 1936
4	WR Hammond	240	1	v Australia	Lord’s	24 Jun 1938
1	AN Cook	235*	3	v Australia	Brisbane	25 Nov 2010
2	AN Cook	244*	2	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2017

AN Cook’s 244 not out represent the highest individual score by an England batsman against Australia at Melbourne. The previous best was 200 by WR Hammond in Dec 1928.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	WR Hammond	200	2	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1928
2	AN Cook	244*	2	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2017

AN Cook’s 244 not out represent the eighth occasion of an England batsman scoring a double century against Australia in Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	RE Foster	287	2	v Australia	Sydney	11 Dec 1903
2	WR Hammond	251	2	v Australia	Sydney	14 Dec 1928
3	WR Hammond	200	2	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1928
4	WR Hammond	231*	1	v Australia	Sydney	18 Dec 1936
5	PD Collingwood	206	1	v Australia	Adelaide	01 Dec 2006
6	AN Cook	235*	3	v Australia	Brisbane	25 Nov 2010
7	KP Pietersen	227	2	v Australia	Adelaide	03 Dec 2010
8	AN Cook	244*	2	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2017

AN Cook became the second England batsman to score two or more double centuries against Australia in Australia after WR Hammond. WR Hammond has scored three double centuries

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	WR Hammond	251	2	v Australia	Sydney	14 Dec 1928
2	WR Hammond	200	2	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1928
3	WR Hammond	231*	1	v Australia	Sydney	18 Dec 1936
1	AN Cook	235*	3	v Australia	Brisbane	25 Nov 2010
2	AN Cook	244*	2	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2017

AN Cook carried the bat through in England’s completed innings to provide the sixth occasion of a batsman carrying  the bat through the  completed  innings with a double century. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	Total	Inns	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	AN Cook	244*	491	2	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2017
2	GM Turner	223*	386	2	New Zealand	v West Indies	Kingston	16 Feb 1972
3	MS Atapattu	216*	428	2	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	18 Nov 1999
4	WA Brown	206*	422	2	Australia	v England	Lord’s	24 Jun 1938
5	L Hutton	202*	344	2	England	v West Indies	The Oval	12 Aug 1950
6	V Sehwag	201*	329	1	India	v Sri Lanka	Galle	31 Jul 2008

AN Cook carried the bat through in England’s completed innings to provide the second occasion of an England batsman carrying the bat through the completed  innings with a double century after L  Hutton. Both the occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	Total	Inns	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	AN Cook	244*	491	2	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2017
2	L Hutton	202*	344	2	England	v West Indies	The Oval	12 Aug 1950

AN Cook carried the bat through in England’s completed innings with a score of 244 not out to provide the higehest individual score by a occasion of a batsman when he has carried the bat through the  completed  innings The previous best was 223 not  out by  GM Turner of New Zealand against West Indies at Kingston in Feb 1972. Both the occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	Total	Inns	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	AN Cook	244*	491	2	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2017
2	GM Turner	223*	386	2	New Zealand	v West Indies	Kingston	16 Feb 1972