< 1 minute read So Alastair Cook’s an England captain (one-day internationals) and Stuart Broad’s an England captain (Twenty20). But which one will go on to become the REAL England captain – the one who’s in charge of the Test team? Is this really the way to do it. Is this really the plan
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Alastair Cook further extends the time between dismissals against Australia
< 1 minute read Alastair Cook is in a Vaughanian run of form down under. When he was batting with Jonathan Trott, it was a case of ‘the bowlers may change, but the batsmen remain the same’. Was it the Ashes or some sort of Cook-Trott conceptual art? Can you detect the passage of
Continue readingAlastair Cook creates a weird scorecard with help from Jonathan Trott
< 1 minute read When have you ever seen an England scorecard that read 517-1? Against Australia as well. We said that Alastair Cook would be okay and with 235 not out, you’d say we were probably right about that. We also predicted a whole host of series results though – none of which
Continue readingAlastair Cook’s footwork and TV analysis
< 1 minute read TV analysis can get a bit nit-picking and it turns us all into experts. Alastair Cook was in poor form and there had to be a reason: “His footwork’s not good. Here’s an example of that.” There’s your proof. Case closed. Only it doesn’t exactly work like that. Technique can
Continue readingAlastair Cook: future England captain
2 minute read We appreciate England’s desire to identify the next England captain in advance, but why has Alastair Cook been chosen? Warning: this article may contain some petty, bigoted views about certain strands of British society Leadership attributes There is no standout candidate to be the next England captain, yet England have
Continue readingAlastair Cook – treat us to an innings of rare beauty
2 minute read It’s hard to pay attention on days like yesterday. You drift off, but every time you look up, you think: ‘Jesus, how did that happen?’ Look on the bright side though. It’s only very occasionally that a match situation calls for one of cricket’s finest sights: the innings of no
Continue readingDo South African born cricketers like Jonathan Trott represent you and your country?
< 1 minute read England currently have a number of South African born players. Jonathan Trott’s the latest and he seems to be under some suspicion at the minute, despite spending seven years qualifying to play for England. Mike Norrish, writing on the Telegraph’s site, says: “I guess the whole thing boils down to
Continue readingRavi Bopara and Alastair Cook
< 1 minute read Ravi Bopara and Alastair Cook have batted together for Essex for ten years or so. They make an odd, but effective, couple. Cook’s a gangling left-handed posho who’s lumpen at the crease and nervy in front of the camera. Bopara’s a podgy, right-handed bloke, who’s often aggressive at the crease
Continue readingAlastair Cook, please stop hooking
< 1 minute read Someone should look into irregular betting patterns surrounding ‘Alastair Cook caught hooking’ because he seems to be hell-bent on getting out this way. In the last Test, he leant back and poked one into the air in an enticingly gentle parabola. In yesterday’s innings, he popped one up towards Sulieman
Continue readingWhich England batsman should get dropped
< 1 minute read Alastair Cook Why Because he looks like the kind of person who eats sandwiches with a knife and fork. Why not Because Rob Key’s on the wrong continent. Ian Bell Why Because if international cricket were a cartoon where everyone were an animal, Ian Bell would be the excitable squirrel
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