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England captain Alastair Cook desperate to get back to top form

England captain Alastair Cook outlines his ambition to get back to his peak form in the middle to end his long-awaited search for his 26th Test hundred.

England captain Alastair Cook is determined to get back to his best form at the top of the innings for his side after an 18-game drought without a Test century.

The 30-year-old last scored a hundred back in May 2013 and has struggled immensely to find his rhythm out in the middle, including in the first Test against the West Indies when he was dismissed for scores of 11 and 13.

He told reporters: "I'm desperate to set the tone well at the top of the order. It's always important, every time you play for England. As a top-order batter it's great to score runs and help England win.

"You're always constantly trying to tinker with technique. You might fall into certain habits at times throughout your career that is the batters' charter in one sense, you're always tinkering a little bit.

"But the most important thing is that when you're out in the middle you're not concentrating too much on technique, you're concentrating on what is important: that ball coming down to you in the situation and conditions you're in. I'd like to think my game has improved over time, I definitely believe it has, it's just different."

England face off against the West Indies in the second Test of their series later today.

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England captain Alastair Cook during a nets session at the WACA on October 27, 2013
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