Melbourne, Dec. 24 -- Star England batter Harry Brook is just seven runs away from completing 3000 Test runs. Brook, currently in Australia for the Ashes, is set to feature in the fourth Test at Melbourne, which starts on December 26.

If Brook scores seven runs in his next Test innings, he will equal the former England player Denis Compton (57 innings) as the second-fastest batter to score 3000 Test runs for England, as per ESPNcricinfo.

Coming to the Ashes, Brook's start to the ongoing Ashes five-match series has reflected England's overall performance, showing moments of impressive cricket but also frustrating lapses that have enabled Australia to secure an unassailable 3-0 series lead.

Although Brook has scored 173 runs--more than a...