Top 10 scores for openers who carried bat

The top 10 scores by batsmen who have carried their bat after Alastair Cook's 244 not out against Australia in the fourth Ashes Test at the MCG.

TOP 10 OPENERS WHO'VE CARRIED THE BAT

* Alistair Cook (England) 244* Australia Melbourne 2017

* Glenn Turner (New Zealand) 223* West Indies Kingston 1972

* Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka) 216* Zimbabwe Bulawayo 1999

* Bill Brown (Australia) 206* England Lord's 1938

* Len Hutton (England) 202* West Indies The Oval 1950

* Virender Sehwag (India) 201* Sri Lanka Galle 2008

* Warren Bardsley (Australia) 193* England Lord's 1926

* Frank Worrell (West Indies) 191* England Nottingham 1957

* Saeed Anwar (Pakistan) 188* India Kolkata 1999

* Mark Taylor (Australia) 169* S. Africa Adelaide 1998