Tag: Alastair Cook

Joeplays his joker: It’ll be backbone and results ahead of entertainment

31 March 2017 0 comments

Blade runner: New England captain Joe Root at Headingley PICTURES: Getty Images Peter Hayter Peter Hayter is encouraged by the […]

Innovative partnership is changing lives at Yorkshire’s Cricket College

23 March 2017 0 comments

Just under a month ago, one of Yorkshire’s finest, Joe Root, was named as the captain of England’s Test side […]

Aussies so happy to have Cummins back in fast lane

21 March 2017 0 comments

Adam Collins explains that there is no substitute for sheer pace as a young quick returns

Aussies so happy to have Cummins back in fast lane

21 March 2017 0 comments

Adam Collins, in Ranchi for the third Test, explains that there is no substitute for sheer pace as a young […]

Big Show settled for second billing as Sniffer proved his star quality

21 March 2017 0 comments

Adam Collins in India and Geoff Lemon of the ABC Down Under The boys show their respect for a man […]

Peter Moores – the right man at the wrong time to lead England?

14 March 2017 0 comments

By Peter Hayter With England preparing to depart West Indies after completing their winning ODI series, it is unlikely much […]

Stokes not guaranteed to captain in Root’s absence

16 February 2017 0 comments

(Photo: Getty Images) By Harvey Burgess Andrew Strauss, England’s director of cricket, has claimed that Ben Stokes, the new vice-captain, […]

Is Joe Root the right man for the job?

15 February 2017 0 comments

(Photo: Getty Images) By Harvey Burgess No sooner had reports emerged that Alastair Cook’s desire to continue with the England […]

Do bowlers get overlooked as England captain because of the old class system?

14 February 2017 0 comments

Derek Pringle offers some intriguing thoughts about why batsmen are almost invariably appointed to the top England job Andrew Strauss […]

Martin Johnson column – England captains always end up in a stew

14 February 2017 0 comments

It’s not easy being a leader, a thought which doubtless occurred to the other Captain Cook when he was being […]

Alastair Cook: fighting against the current in 2016

9 February 2017 0 comments

(Photo: Getty Images) In the final piece of our three-part series cataloging the ups and downs of Alastair Cook’s career […]

Alastair Cook: new faces at the opposite end

7 February 2017 0 comments

(Photo: Getty Images) We continue our three-part series looking back on Alastair Cook’s Test captaincy, analysing here the trials and […]

Will Hales join the list of England’s lost talents?

7 February 2017 0 comments

Joshua Peck wonders whether a record-breaking batsman may have allowed rivals to usurp his place in the international side Andrew […]

Alastair Cook: the first two years as captain

6 February 2017 0 comments

Following Alastair Cook’s resignation as England captain, we profile his leadership’s progression and the moments that provided a stern, sometimes […]

Cook calls time on his term as England Test captain

6 February 2017 0 comments

Alastair Cook has announced his resignation as the captain of England to call time on his record 59 Tests in […]

Derek Pringle column – Skippers felt the force of the chop in the 80s

17 January 2017 1 comment

The seeming prevarication over the future of Alastair Cook as England captain seems to be based on achieving the right […]

Derek Pringle column – One-day revival can take pressure off suits

10 January 2017 0 comments

The Champions Trophy next June will be England’s main white-ball focus for the medium term, but they could do with […]

Alastair Cook ready to stand down as England captain, Joe Root next man in

9 January 2017 0 comments

A big shake-up expected in the England camp.

Peter Hayter column – Cook has earned right to decide destiny

20 December 2016 0 comments

For God’s sake, let us sit upon the ground And tell sad stories of the death of kings It’s that […]

No hiding place for Cook, whose jumbled thinking is hurting his side

6 December 2016 0 comments

Derek Pringle looks at England’s shortcomings in India and questions the methods of their skipper, whose lack of faith and […]

Paul Nixon column – Jennings and Daws sensible picks for England

6 December 2016 0 comments

Keaton Jennings and Liam Dawson have been picked to replace the injured duo of Haseeb Hameed and Zafar Ansari in […]

Cricket Supplies: 2017 Gray-Nicolls Range!

1 December 2016 0 comments

Cricket Supplies are one of the longest established online specialist cricket equipment retailers, launching our first site in the late […]

Reasons to be cheerful for England despite Second Test defeat

21 November 2016 0 comments

Despite suffering a heavy defeat to India in the Second Test in Visakhapatnam, England still have reasons to be cheerful for the rest of the series, with both Captain Alastair Cook and coach Trevor Bayliss remaining positive for the remainder of the tour.