Keeping an eye on things: Alastair Cook, despite missing out yesterday, has much to offer England still
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While Joe Root and his every move would have been subjected to the minutest scrutiny from the moment England’s new Test captain stepped out at Lord’s for the start of his first match in charge, the attention of possibly just as many would have been focused on the man he replaced.
The gap in England’s Test programme created by the first half of the home summer being filled by the ICC Champions Trophy means that, even before the se...