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#International cricket captain 2016 english squads full
I've tried - whether I've got it right or wrong - to do what's best for English cricket at that time." 'Drained' Alastair Cook steps down as England Test captainĪdding that playing for England is "a privilege", Cook said: "I hope to carry on as a Test player, making a full contribution and helping the next England captain and the team however I can."Įngland's director of cricket Andrew Strauss, who did the job himself for 50 Test matches, said Cook "was getting drained by the relentlessness of being England captain". It's part and parcel of the challenges of being captain.
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When asked by Sky Sports if his reign as captaincy would be remembered as much for the Pietersen controversy as for his two Ashes series wins, Cook said: "I don't think it will. I felt a little bit let down by the ECB in that one period where they left me out to dry a little bit." I felt I was the only person who made the decision. Every person thought it was my decision and I felt I bore the brunt of that, unfairly in my personal opinion."Ĭook admitted he was "part of the decision making" on whether to axe Pietersen but said there were as many as seven other people involved. I felt like it wasn't handled particularly well from the ECB. In conversation with Nasser Hussain at Lord's on Tuesday, Cook said of the furore: "It was obviously a big part of my captaincy. Think the ECB have to explain to everyone exactly what Pietersen has done so we can all have clarity and reasoning." One of Cook's predecessors, Michael Vaughan, also expressed his dismay at the way Pietersen had been treated, tweeting: "Would love to know what he does that is unmanageable.
The decision, "unanimous" among the England management, unleashed a storm of protest among cricket supporters, with celebrity fan Piers Morgan describing Cook as "a repulsive little weasel". "England will hope the additional responsibility brings a greater ruthlessness to his game – just three of his last 17 scores in excess of 50 having been converted into hundreds – and that his time back in the ranks of the one-day and Twenty20 sides, under captain Eoin Morgan, will prevent the role from being all-consuming."Īlastair Cook has said he felt "let down" by the England Cricket Board over the way they dealt with the sacking of Kevin Pietersen in 2014.Ī day after he announced he was stepping down as captain of the Test side, the 32-year-old Cook gave an interview to Sky Sports in which he discussed the controversy surrounding Pietersen, who was dismissed from the England squad exactly three years ago.ĭespite having amassed 13,7979 runs in 104 Tests, the South African-born batsman was informed his services were no longer required following allegations of breaches of team discipline. "There will naturally be concerns as to how the additional responsibilities that come with the captaincy will affect Root's returns, not least since he remains a key player for England in all three formats and became a father in January," adds Martin.īut he notes the Yorkshire batsman "has risen to most challenges since making his Test debut in Nagpur in late 2012" and is ranked the third best batsman in the world. He will take charge of his first Test at Lord's in July, against South Africa. Root was "the standout candidate among the emerging generation of players," says Ali Martin of The Guardian, and he "will now look to drive the team forward".
But he has played 53 Tests and has been England’s leading player for the last two years and was appointed Cook's deputy in 2015." He has little captaincy experience beyond a few games for Yorkshire but that is the nature of modern cricket with the international schedule crowding the calendar. The paper adds: "Root turned 26 in December and is young by England captaincy standard. "Ben Stokes is expected to be named vice-captain as the new generation of England players takes over formal leadership roles."
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