This was Cook's first Ashes series and that too away from home. England, battling for survival against a world-class Aussie unit in case of a massive 557 runs, lost the plot after Cook's century.
Alastair Cook went on and on yesterday ... there are bound to be brittle moments. This was not a batting strip of the shirtfront variety but, although Cook might have played and missed a time ...
Alastair Cook, England's former Test captain ... Pope just looks more suited batting at five and six, while Bethell, in that first innings, had more chance of getting through that swinging ...
London: Opting to go in without a proven performer like R Ashwin and batting first in an opening ... feels England's all-time great Alastair Cook. Cook, a former captain and the first England ...
A captain's form determines the fortunes of a side - this statement holds true when it comes to Alastair Cook and Angelo Mathews ... Not only batting, Mathews has also done a good job with ...
Alastair Cook exploded into Test cricket at 20 with ... he was sacked as England's ODI captain in the wake of poor batting form and results, but he did lead England to a 3-2 Ashes win that summer ...
The celebratory ritual was hardly new to him, but this was special – a 33rd Test hundred to equal Alastair ... symbolism: Cook and Root, two of England’s three batting giants of the last ...
Former England captain Alastair Cook praised young Indian opener Yashasvi ... After registering a duck in his first-ever batting stint in Australia in the first innings, the 22-year-old responded ...
AFP Several batting records tumbled on Day 3 of the Multan Test but none more significant than Joe Root surpassing Alastair Cook to become England's all-time record run-getter in Test match history.