Alastair Cook poised to become England's most capped Test player

19 October 2016 12:54

Alastair Cook will become England's most capped Test player when he takes to the field against Bangladesh in Chittagong on Thursday.

Cook's 134th appearance in England whites at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium means he will go above Alec Stewart, with whom he is currently level on 133 Test caps.

Here, Press Association Sport looks at the 10 players with the most Test caps for England ahead of the Chittagong Test.

ALASTAIR COOK: 133.

First Test - versus India at Nagpur, March 2006. Last Test (to date) - versus Pakistan at The Oval, August 2016.

ALEC STEWART: 133

First Test - versus West Indies at Kingston, February/March 1990. Last Test - versus South Africa at The Oval, September 2003.

JAMES ANDERSON: 119

First Test - versus Zimbabwe at Lord's, May 2003. Last Test (to date) - versus Pakistan at The Oval, August 2016.

IAN BELL: 118

First Test - versus West Indies at The Oval, August 2004. Last Test (to date) - versus Pakistan at Sharjah, November 2015.

GRAHAM GOOCH: 118

First Test - versus Australia at Edgbaston, July 1975. Last Test - versus Australia at Perth, February 1995.

DAVID GOWER: 117

First Test - versus Pakistan at Edgbaston, June 1978. Last Test - versus Pakistan at The Oval, August 1992.

MIKE ATHERTON: 115

First Test - versus Australia at Trent Bridge, August 1989. Last Test - versus Australia at The Oval, August 2001.

COLIN COWDREY: 114

First Test - versus Australia at Brisbane, November/December 1954. Last Test - versus Australia at Melbourne, February 1975.

GEOFFREY BOYCOTT: 108

First Test - versus Australia at Trent Bridge, June 1964. Last Test - versus India at Kolkata, January 1982.

KEVIN PIETERSEN: 104

First Test - versus Australia at Lord's, July 2005. Last Test - versus Australia at Sydney, January 2014.

Source: PA