Amazing to bat with highest century maker for England: Nick Compton

"Cook clearly has been the dominant partner. It's still a positive thing for me to see that it's none down after a substantial score and looking at the bowlers being grounded down. it brings a lot of confidence."

Asked to compare Saeed Ajmal and Indian spinners, the Somerset player said,"They are different bowlers. One was batting in England, this is India. Those are different conditions. It's Test cricket. I'm trying to play each delivery. To compare them will be very hard. One is county and it's Test cricket."

He was all praise for 'spin twins' Monty Panesar and Graeme Swann for showing "enormous accuracy and concentration in pinning down great players like Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar."

Compton got a raw deal from umpire Rod Tucker as his leg before looked a debatable one but he seemed to have taken it on his stride.

"It's one of those things. Very difficult decision. But that's the way it is."

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