Danny Pugsley (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
England's warm-up ahead of the forthcoming ODI series against South Africa continue apace as they added a second victory in successive games . Once again, the majority of the side performed well, and with Kevin Pietersen due to return, competition for places has increased. Andrew Strauss again led the way, and he finished with an unbeaten 117, as he and Joe Denly led the way in posting a first wicket...
ECB (Free subscription) | yesterday
Graham Onions was left out of the England XI for the second tour match against the Warriors in Kimberley. Alastair Cook, Tim Bresnan and Adil Rashid are recalled by England, who will bowl first.
CricFever (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
London, Nov 3 (ANI): England vice captain Alastair Cook believes this year’s Ashes victory will represent the start of a new era rather than the end of one like in 2005, and that the players will build on their success, starting with South Africa this winter. The euphoria of winning Ashes four years ago quickly gave [...]
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
England vice captain Alastair Cook believes this year's Ashes victory will represent the start of a new era rather than the end of one like in 2005.
CricFever (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
London, Nov 2 (ANI): England opener Alastair Cook believes he can take a giant stride in the next three months towards becoming next cricket captain of the country. If the Essex opener scores lot of runs against South Africa and displays good leadership, he will be the favourite to take over when Andrew Strauss retires. Cook is [...]
Cricinfo (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
England's Test opener and vice-captain says the difficult tour of South Africa is the beginning of a "new era"
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
England vicecaptain says tour to South Africa will herald a new dawn for team following their Ashes victory against Australia.
Danny Pugsley (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
There was a very interesting piece from David Hopps in The Guardian , who suggested that the annointment of Alastair Cook as 'captain in waiting' was happening seemingly without challenge. It is certainly true that since reports surfaced that Andrew Strauss may sit out the tour of Bangladesh, there have been no other candidates put forward (apart from Jimmy Anderson ) than Cook. Hopps makes a very...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
Alastair Cook may be vice-captain in name but it is Paul Collingwood who most assume fulfils that role Without even a hint of debate or uncertainty, English cricket is heading inexorably towards an Alastair Cook captaincy. With every week that passes, the assumption grows that he will lead England in Bangladesh next spring. Nobody has thought to inquire whether this is actually a very good idea. Now...
Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
England opener Alastair Cook says he is ready to step take over the captaincy if Andrew Strauss is rested for the tour to Bangladesh.
Cricinfo (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
Alastair Cook has said he would "love to give the captaincy a go" if Andrew Strauss was rested from the tour of Bangladesh in March 2010
Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
Alastair Cook has admitted he is willing to step into the England captaincy should Andrew Strauss be rested for the tour of Bangladesh next spring.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Alastair Cook happy to fill in as England captain in Andrew Strauss's absence on tour of Bangladesh.
The World of Cricket (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
So after a long summer of cricket that included the Ashes Test Series, the Hectic 7 match One Day Series between Australia and England and then the ICC Champions Trophy tournament England will be hopping on a plane and jetting off to South Africa for a long tour that will last from the 1st November to the 18th January. The squads were announced back earlier this month and there were a few surprises...
Different Shades of Green (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
As the fallout from England's first winter selection begins to gather, I thought this , by Mike Selvey, was a typically thoughtful appreciation of Harmison, whose career at Test level now looks dead and gone. Selvey may be partially right in that England may end up missing Harmison in South Africa more than they now expect, but what they'll miss will be more the wistfully-recalled Harmy of blessed...
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