Alastair Cook
‘He's an undeniably great cricketer for England’
"A great cricketer deserves to go out at the top.... I think the crowd here over the next couple of days would want to give him a send-off. He is the complete article. Fitness, hunger, skill, cleverness," said former England skipper Nasser Hussain
Cook says he deserved the axe before epic double ton
Alastair Cook says selectors would have been entitled to drop him over his poor form -- before his masterful double-century put England in a winning position in the fourth Ashes Test.
Cook strikes ton as England savour dominant day
Alastair Cook completes a stirring century in a stellar return to form as England savoured a rare day of domination in the fourth Ashes test against Australia.
Relationship with Root will be absolutely fine, says Cook
Alastair Cook is confident his relationship with newly appointed Test captain Joe Root will be "absolutely fine" and the former England skipper has assured his successor he will get all the support he needs in the role.
Root named new England Test skipper
Joe Root is named the new England Test captain and will take the place of Alastair Cook, who stepped down last month after five years in charge
Cricket: 'Unshackled' Cook can thrive without captaincy, says Strauss
An "unshackled" Alastair Cook still has several years ahead of him as an England player despite resigning the Test captaincy on Monday, according to predecessor Andrew Strauss.
Cricket: England Test Captain Alastair Cook steps down
Alastair Cook has stepped down from his role after 59 Tests as England Test captain
Cricket: Is England captain's goose cooked before Christmas?
England captain Alastair Cook heads home for Christmas with calls for his resignation ringing in his ears after what turned into an embarrassing subcontinental tour.
England tour of India, 5th Test / Cricket: Cook, Jennings defy India on final morning in Chennai
England openers Alastair Cook and Keaton Jennings survived some nervy moments on the final morning of the fifth Test against India on Tuesday as the tourists look to bat out the day and prevent a 4-0 series defeat.
Cricket: India win toss, bat in second England Test
England pacers James Anderson and Stuart Broad give their side the early breakthroughs to put India on the backfoot at 2 for 22 inside five overs in the second Test match of the series at Visakhapatnam.
Cricket: India spinners in firing line against confident England
India's much-hyped spin attack are under pressure to deliver in the second Test at Visakhapatnam starting Thursday against an England side high on confidence and boasting new teenage sensation Haseeb Hameed.
Cricket: New dad Cook's runs ease pain of being away
England skipper Alastair Cook says scoring his ninth Test century in Asia during the drawn first Test against India makes the struggle of being away from his newborn baby "worthwhile".
Cricket: Cook hits unbeaten ton to push England's lead to 260
Captain Alastair Cook notches up his 30th Test hundred and adds 180 for the opening stand with Haseeb Hameed to push England's lead over India to 260 runs on the final morning of the opening Test.
Stokes, Ali star as England post 537
All-rounders Ben Stokes and Moeen Ali both hit centuries Thursday before England were bowled out for 537 on the stroke of tea on the second day of the first Test against India.
Cricket: Root hits century, Ali one short
Joe Root hits a sparkling century and stitches a crucial stand with Moeen Ali as England cruise to a strong 311-4 on the opening day of the first Test against India today.
Cricket: India take Test gamble amid T20 love
India's cricket board may have rediscovered a love of Test cricket but with youngsters preferring the thrills of Twenty20 the decision to host 13 Tests this season represents something of a gamble.
Cricket: Cook hints he's nearing end as England captain
Alastair Cook has indicated the upcoming Test series against India could be his last as England captain.
Seminal triumph bears valuable lessons
Is it the right time to look at the bigger picture, beyond Bangladesh's historic 108-run victory in the second Test against England in Mirpur on Sunday?
This was not a Test England lost, but one which Bangladesh won
Tigers have not been given their due for the magnificent manner in which they beat England in a Test match. With a little luck, they could have claimed the series 2-0, and fixed, at least temporarily, the tone of condescension that accompanies them in world cricket.
