“It has got more and more embarrassing for him, with failure after failure in Sri Lanka”
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Former England pace bowler Bob Willis believes that the national selectors made the right decision to strip Alastair Cook of the ODI captaincy.
Cook’s luck has finally run out
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It seems that England opener Alastair Cook has lost all his nine lives as the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) decided to appoint Eoin Morgan as the country’s new ODI captain.
“It’s certainly been a year of transition”
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England captain Alastair Cook has announced that 2014 has “been a hell of a year” for his side due to all the ups and downs they have experienced.
“I personally wouldn’t play Alastair Cook”
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Legendary England all-rounder Sir Ian Botham has announced that it is time for Alastair Cook to give up the ODI captaincy.
“I would feel very wrong to walk away”
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England captain Alastair Cook has announced that he has no intention of giving up the ODI captaincy after his side lost their seven-match ODI series against Sri Lanka 5-2.
“Sangakkara and Jayawardene have carried the burden of the country and thrilled people every time”
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Former Sri Lanka batsman Russell Arnold believes that the national team will sorely miss the batting duo of Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene when they retire from ODIs after the 2015 World Cup.
Dilshan was named Man of the Match for excelling with both the bat and ball
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Sri Lanka opening batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan scored a dazzling century and took three wickets to help his side flatten England by 87 runs in the seventh ODI in Colombo.
“He’s the natural leader of that group of players”
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England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) managing director Paul Downton has announced that he “would be very surprised” if Alastair Cook did not captain England during the 2015 World Cup.
