All posts tagged "Alastair Cook"
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/ 8 years agoALASTAIR HAD TO GO, HE ONLY HAD RUNS TO OFFER!
MARTIN JOHNSON I’d been having this recurring dream, in which two smartly dressed young men were sitting opposite each other on...
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/ 8 years agoTOP-CLASS DISPLAYS AND GREAT SPIRIT, IT HAD IT ALL
Good sports: India players shake hands with England captain Alastair Cook PICTURE: Getty Images With Test cricket under fire from forces...
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/ 8 years agoWestbury column: Every athlete dies twice – we need to talk about life after retirement
A cliche that shouldn't be rendered by corny films like Rocky, writes Isabelle Westbury
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/ 8 years agoGood guy Alastair Cook knew cricket had to be enjoyed, not endured
Peter Hayter pays tribute to England's record-breaking opener who rides off into the sunset at Essex
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/ 8 years agoTrevor Bayliss drops hints on who England will select at the top of the order in Tests
Is there a place on the plane for Keaton Jennings?
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/ 8 years agoEVERY ATHLETE DIES TWICE –WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT IT
ISABELLE WESTBURY @izzywestbury New direction: Ryan Sidebottom struggled with retirement PICTURE: Getty Images Every athlete dies twice. Once when they take...
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/ 8 years agoRoot: We won’t be lost amid Cook show
By Chris Stocks JOE ROOT insists England will not be distracted by the occasion of Alastair Cook’s final Test and believes...
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/ 8 years agoJOHN, UNBEATEN ON 103 AND STILL GOING STRONG
Richard Edwards finds that the world’s oldest first-class cricketer is a proud Englishman whose Hampshire career spanned the Second World War...
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/ 8 years agoClarke: Alastair Cook has been a great ambassador for the game
Ashes rival pays tribute to England opener
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/ 8 years agoAlastair Cook calls time on England career
“Although it is a sad day, I can do so with a big smile on my face knowing I have given...
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/ 8 years agoEngland can’t gamble on axing Cook, says Holding
Saj Sadiq talks to a bowling legend about England’s batting, India’s fightback, Test cricket’s future and durable Jimmy Opening problems: Alastair...
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/ 8 years agoHayter column: Why Cook would pick the Ageas Bowl as his battle ground
Alastair Cook returns to the Ageas Bowl this week under pressure again, but without the shackles of captaincy
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/ 8 years agoWHY COOK WOULD PICK THIS BATTLE GROUND
PETER HAYTER @phaytercricket When Alastair Cook arrives at The Ageas Bowl for his date with cricketing destiny this week he may...
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/ 8 years agoBELL WAS THE JELLY BEAN PRANKSTER!
Leaving a nasty taste: India’s Zaheer Khan points out a jelly bean on the pitch to umpire Ian Howell during the...
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/ 8 years agoIndia want series winafterButtler’s fightback fails to hide England flaws
ENGLAND v INDIA - THIRD TEST By Chris Stocks Final blow: India’s Ajinkya Rahane takes a catch from James Anderson to...
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/ 8 years agoBAIRSTOW’S BAD BREAK MAY PROVE TO BE ENGLAND’S GOOD FORTUNE
Textbook: Jonny Bairstow has been selected by England as a specialist batsman for the fourth Test Chris Stocks points out how...
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/ 8 years agoCan Ed Smith spare himself a headache at No.4 by moving Stokes up to Root’s old spot?
Peter Hayter on whether the all-rounder can make No.4 his own
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/ 8 years agoMasterful Anderson in full swing to leave India in tatters
By Chris Stocks at Lord’s August 9-12, Lord’s, London England 396-7d (Woakes 137*, Bairstow 93, S Curran 40, H Pandya 3-66,...
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/ 8 years agoPETER HAYTER
IS STOKES A FUTURE SOLUTION TO VOID AT NO.4? Four-midable: Can Ben Stokes make the No.4 batting position his own? PICTURE:...
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/ 8 years agoThe steps taken with Ollie Pope that show his Test selection wasn’t done on a wing and a prayer
The 20-year-old scored 28 on debut for England at Lord's
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/ 8 years agoHave England discovered a new bowling star but stumped themselves with new residency rules? And no, we’re not talking about Jofra
A net session that was supposed to be about getting the batsmen in good nick paved the way for a bowler...
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/ 8 years agoYorkshire in a spin as Rashid gets red-ball call
ADIL RASHID’S sensational return to Test cricket for the upcoming series against India provoked surprise and concern from Yorkshire, the county...
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/ 8 years agoSkipper Burns’ pride as his Lions romp in
By Edwin Charles Back in familiar pose: Alastair Cook celebrates bringing up his 150 for the Lions Inset: Sam Curran celebrates...
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/ 8 years agoI’ve never had Cook’s focus, admits Blackwell
Peter Hayter takes a look at the vastly different careers of two players who made their Test debuts 12 years ago...
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/ 8 years agoGUBBINS’ STAR IS STILL ON THE RISE
Richard Edwards speaks to Middlesex and England Lions’ run-machine Nick Gubbins as he eyes the next step up in class Racking...
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