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  Ashes: Alastair Cook defies Australian bowling attack

  Cricket | November 24, 2013 10:41 IST

  Bisbane:  Alastair Cook defied the Australian bowling attack for almost two full sessions until hail hit the Gabba on Sunday, prolonging England's bid to salvage something from the first Ashes test.Light rain stopped play and,

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  Kevin Pietersen is a better captain than Cook: Warne

  Cricket | November 09, 2013 12:42 IST

  Sydney: In a continued tirade against England skipper Alastair Cook, Shane Warne has  suggested former bad boy Kevin Pietersen is a better captain than Cook and should return as England captain.Just days after branding Cook

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  Only results will matter in the Ashes series, says Cook on Warne's criticism

  Cricket | November 05, 2013 15:37 IST

  Hobart, Australia: England skipper Alastair Cook has played a straight bat to Australian great Shane Warne's renewed criticism of his captaincy style, saying only results will matter in the Ashes series starting later this month.  

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  Cook is boring, says Shane Warne

  Cricket | November 04, 2013 16:18 IST

  Melbourne: Shane Warne has described  England captain Alastair Cook as 'negative and boring and  warned that Australia will regain the Ashes if he doesn't show more imagination. All this summer Warne kept criticising spent Cook's

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  Ashes: England retain squad for 2nd Ashes test

  Cricket | July 16, 2013 9:28 IST

  London, July 16: England has retained an unchanged 13-man squad for the second Ashes test against Australia starting on Thursday at the Lord's after winning the opening five-match series with a tense 14-run victory.The only

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  We'll have play out of skin to beat India: Alastair Cook

  Cricket | January 10, 2013 17:03 IST

  Rajkot, Jan 10 :  Despite a dominant Test series victory over India a few weeks, England skipper Alastair Cook is wary of the hosts, saying the players of his “underdog” side will have to play

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  India allow England to wriggle out, teams share honours

  Cricket | December 15, 2012 16:03 IST

  Nagpur, Dec 13: Indian bowlers let England off the hook and allowed the visitors to recover from a difficult position as they reached 199 for five at stumps on the opening day to leave the

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  Job is still not over, says Alastair Cook

  Cricket | December 12, 2012 17:14 IST

  Nagpur, Dec 12 :  England captain Alastair Cook today said he has been left pleasantly surprised by the way his team bounced back from the opening loss to win back-to-back Tests against India but insisted

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  Cook endorses Dhoni's 'home advantage' view

  Cricket | December 04, 2012 17:10 IST

  Kolkata, Dec 4: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni who has been rooting for rank turners to exploit the home advantage, Tuesday had his views endorsed by his England counterpart Alastair Cook, who too called for

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  Added responsibility may have helped my batting: Cook

  Cricket | December 04, 2012 16:03 IST

  Kolkata, Dec 4: England captain Alastair Cook, who took over the reins from Andrew Strauss before the India series, today said that the added responsibility has brought the best out of him.“May be the added

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  Cook's ton helps England beat Windies, seals series

  Cricket | June 20, 2012 11:54 IST

  London, June 20:  Alastair Cook hit his fifth one-day hundred on Tuesday to lead England to an eight-wicket win against West Indies to clinch the three-match series.Cook scored 112 in putting on a 122-run opening

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  England 460 All Out In Reply To Sri Lanka's 275

  Cricket | April 05, 2012 19:44 IST

  Colombo, Apr 5: Kevin Pietersen struck 151 for his 20th test hundred to help England to a 185-run lead over Sri Lanka on Thursday on the third day of the second test.Pietersen hit six sixes

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  England Beats Pakistan In 2nd ODI To Lead 2-0

  Cricket | February 16, 2012 6:40 IST

  Abu Dhabi, Feb 16: England beat Pakistan by 20 runs in the second one-day international to lead 2-0 and grab at least a share of the series spoils on Wednesday.Skipper Alastair Cook scored a second

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  Cook Eyes 'Something Special' In 2nd Test

  Cricket | January 23, 2012 15:44 IST

  Abu Dhabi, U.A.E, Jan 23: England batsman Alastair Cook is confident of making amends for his side's heavy defeat by Pakistan last week when he opens a test innings with captain Andrew Strauss for the

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  Cook Scores A Ton To Prop Up England

  Cricket | January 11, 2012 22:05 IST

  Dubai, Jan 11: Opener Alastair Cook struck a fighting hundred to prop up a struggling England batting display against a Pakistan Cricket Board XI in their second three-day tour match here on Wednesday.The 27-year-old left-hander

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  Batting Let Us Down On This Tour : Cook

  Cricket | October 26, 2011 14:51 IST

  Kolkata, Oct 26: After their stunning collapse to lose the one-day series 0-5 against India, England skipper Alastair Cook blamed the defeat on their poor batting, saying they did well as a bowling unit.Bundled out

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  It's Tough To Pull Up When The Series Is Lost : Cook

  Cricket | October 21, 2011 16:14 IST

  Mohali, Oct 21: Dejected England captain Alastair Cook said it would be difficult for him to lift his side in the remaining two ODIs against India after it conceded a 0-3 lead to the hosts

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  We Have The Self-Belief To Make A Comeback, Says Cook

  Cricket | October 18, 2011 18:36 IST

  New Delhi, Oct 18: Pushed on the backfoot by two heavy defeats against India, England captain Alastair Cook reckons that he has "got the right players" to stage a turnaround in the ODI series and

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  Real Test Is In The Sub-Continent Next Month : Cook

  Cricket | September 17, 2011 10:49 IST

  Cardiff, September 17: England may have dominated India in the just-concluded series but ODI skipper Alastair Cook warns that the real test would be to repeat the performance when the side plays Mahendra Singh Dhoni's

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  Tag Of Favourites Is Irrelevant In ODI Series: Cook

  Cricket | September 02, 2011 19:10 IST

  Riverside (Chester-Le-Street), Sep 2: They have put up some very dominant performance so far against India but England skipper Alastair Cook has refused to label his team as “favourite” in the One-day series, starting here