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Cook surpassed Graham Gooch's record to become the leading run-scorer in Test matches for England in 2015. Gooch had held the record since 1995, with a total of 8,900 runs. Cook broke the record on 26 August 2015, during the first Test match against Pakistan at Edgbaston. Cook scored 130 runs in the first innings, taking his Test match total to 8,925.