'He will methodically blunt your bowling attack'

He got the record with a boundary off Tim Southee.

Congrats to Cook. Gets the record age 30, in his 114th Test. So much more to come still. Such a warm and lengthy ovation from the crowd.

— AlisonMitchell (@AlisonMitchell) May 30, 2015

Cook went past his mentor and another cricketer from Essex, Gooch.

Doth my cap to Alistair Cook. One Essex player passes another in the record books for #EnglandCricket Fantastic achievement @EssexCricket

— Richard Cliffe (@dickcliffe) May 30, 2015

Quite poignant that Alastair Cook should become England's leading Test run getter after going past the man he owes it all to. Graham Gooch.

— Gautam Bhimani (@gbhimani) May 30, 2015

Cook achieved the record just nine years since his debut in 2006.

Alastair Cook has taken 9 years and 203 innings to get to Gooch's record (19 years & 215 inns)

— simon hughes (@theanalyst) May 30, 2015

His achievements would have even made his mentor proud.

Cook has beaten Gooch's record in fewer Tests with more hundreds and at better average.

— Peter Miller (@TheCricketGeek) May 30, 2015

Cook's batting form and captaincy has been under scrutiny the past few months, and the record only proves his immense contribution to the team.

Well done A. Cook!! @ECB_cricket leading test run scorer. Deserves a little bit more respect than what he got the last few months...

— Alviro Petersen (@AlviroPetersen) May 30, 2015

Some even figured out who might be breaking the tally Cook finishes his career with.

England have maintained their policy of leading run-scorer having an OO name. Root therefore a big chance to one day overtake Cook. #ENGvNZ

— Dan Liebke (@LiebCricket) May 30, 2015

Maybe a single 'o' connection would hold truer if we go through the records.

Leading Test run-getters for England in the last 100 years.... J Hobbs W Hammond C Cowdrey G Boycott D Gower G Gooch A COOK in 2015 #EngvNZ

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) May 30, 2015

Perhaps a distraction is out of the way ahead of the Ashes.

Congrats to Alastair Cook on becoming England's highest Test run scorer. Best get it out of the way before the #Ashes #ENGvNZ

— Malcolm Conn (@malcolmconn) May 30, 2015

Wait, are we talking about the England or Australia record?

Alastair Cook becomes top Test run scorer for England. Now within 4500 runs of breaking Ricky Ponting's Australian record. #ENGvNZ

— Joshua Kay (@js_kay) May 30, 2015

Opposition Test captains better be afraid of Cook's run-feasts.

Alastair Cook will hunt you down. He will find you. He will methodically blunt your bowling attack

— Barney Ronay (@barneyronay) May 30, 2015

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It's a triumph of many -ions.

Momentous achievement by Ali Cook. Triumph of dedication, concentration and accumulation, and no perspiration.

— simon hughes (@theanalyst) May 30, 2015

He may not be elegant, but he's got the most runs for England.

Mental strength, patience, concentration and avoiding injuires are among Cook's assets. Not a pretty player but a mighty effective one.

— John Etheridge (@JohnSunCricket) May 30, 2015

Alastair Cook is good, but not an elegant left hander. But then, maybe we've been spoiled by seeing Lara and Ganguly bat

— The Bad Doctor (@doctoratlarge) May 30, 2015

The most successful England Test captain had kind words for the current one, and looked forward to many more runs from Cook's bat.

30 yrs Old...Great achievement for Ali Cook.. As tough as they come and many more to follow playing like he is now ... #ENGvNZ

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) May 30, 2015