Warne’s comments are ‘old news’, says Alastair Cook

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“It hasn’t changed since the summer and we don’t expect it to change over the next couple of months”

England captain Alastair Cook has dismissed former Australia spin king Shane Warne’s comments about him being “negative, boring [and] not very imaginative” as “old news”, despite admitting that there are times when he could be more “imaginative”.

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Cook ‘just gets the job done’, says Nasser Hussain

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“He’s the sort of guy that when challenged, goes out and proves people wrong”

Former England captain Nasser Hussain has announced that current skipper Alastair Cook should pay no attention to ex-Australia spin king Shane Warne’s comments about him being “negative, boring [and] not very imaginative”.

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Alastair Cook is not getting the credit he deserves, says James Anderson

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“If you look at the record since he took over as captain, how many series and Tests we’ve won, that speaks volumes for him as a captain”

England pace bowler James Anderson believes captain Alastair Cook is not getting enough credit and respect in light of everything he has accomplished since the national team were dethroned as the world number one Test side in July last year.

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‘As a team we are always going to be disappointed by the Champions Trophy final’, says Alastair Cook

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“We had an opportunity to win the Champions Trophy and the Ashes in a short space of time and we didn’t quite take it”

England captain Alastair Cook has publicly admitted that he and his team-mates “are always going to be disappointed by the Champions Trophy final”, in which they lost to India by five runs in Birmingham.

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Bangladesh need to get accustomed to the conditions in Australia and New Zealand well before the World Cup, says Shane Jurgensen

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“We will try to send an A team to Australia, and send players to play different tournaments there”

Bangladesh coach Shane Jurgensen has announced that he wants his side to get accustomed to the conditions in Australia and New Zealand well before the 2015 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup.

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Varun Aaron eyeing international comeback

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Aaron is hoping to restart his international career via the Ranji Trophy

India pace bowler Varun Aaron, who has been sidelined for the past 15 months due to a severe back injury, has announced that he is looking forward to the upcoming Ranji Trophy season and hopes to use it as a launching pad to restart his international career.

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