PETER HAYTER

@phaytercricket

When Alastair Cook arrives at The Ageas Bowl for his date with cricketing destiny this week he may well reflect that the venue for it could hardly be more appropriate.
Four years ago, in July 2014, Cook took to the same field against the same opponents carrying with him the same sort of pressure and under the same scrutiny as he will do when he walks out against India in the fourth Specsavers Test.
Back then, he was facing calls from critics and sympathisers alike to step down as England captain.
Now all the talk is about whether he s...