Peter Hayter looks at the powers-at-be charged with ending the career of England’s greatest ever batsman

Master of destiny: Alastair Cook has a habit of proving his critics wrong just when he needs to most – but how long can it last for?
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Back at the ground where a brave innings under the most intense pressure, and the crowd’s reaction to it, persuaded Alastair Cook to carry on as England captain, not a soul in the land who cares about the game, save perhaps the KP crew, wished him other than all the luck in the world when he walked out to bat at...