By Chris Stocks
ALASTAIR Cook’s latest star turn for Essex offered more evidence that shedding the burden of the Test captaincy might indeed lead to a run-laden final chapter of his career.
For those who have become used to watching England’s freakishly-talented one-day batting line-up, Cook’s innings of 109 in 131 balls probably felt pedestrian.
That was the charge laid at Cook’s door when his international 50-over career was terminated in late 2014 after he was stripped of the captaincy following a disappointing tour of Sri Lanka.
However, Cook&rsquo...