Cricket news around Alastair Cook

Ton-up Pietersen, Cook relish one-day win

Openers Kevin Pietersen and Alastair Cook showed great delight in England clinching the one-day series against Pakistan, saying a win in sub-continent-like conditions was amazing.© AFP

Fast bowler Anderson named England's Cricketer of the Year for 2011/12

Fast bowler James Anderson has been named as Englands Cricketer of the Year for 2011/12 at Lords, seeing off competition from fellow fast bowler Stuart Broad and one-day captain Alastair Cook.© ANI

Cook calls on cricket fraternity to ensure Test format remains 'pinnacle' of sport

England one- day cricket captain Alastair Cook has called on the games administrators to ensure that Test cricket remains the pinnacle of the sport.© ANI

Cook, Bresnan and Sangakkara named Wisden's Cricketers of the Year

England cricketers Alastair Cook and Tim Bresnan were named in Wisdens five-man Cricketers of the Year list.© ANI

Cook believes England top order batsmen 'back to their best'

England Test opener Alastair Cook believes his teams top order batsmen have finally regained their lost touch after recording their first Test win this year against Sri Lanka in Colombo.© ANI

Jayawardene says Cook's batting has helped England reach top

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has admitted that England are certainly the best Test team in the world, but only when opening batsman Alastair Cook scores.© ANI

Strauss not concerned by Cook's performance as England's ODI captain

England Test team captain Andrew Strauss has said he is not concerned by Alastair Cooks high-quality performance as one-day captain, and insists everyone is focused on making sure that the team wins as many matches as possible.© ANI

Strauss still remains my No.1 captain: Flower

England coach Andy Flower has made it clear that Andrew Strauss still remains his No.1 captain despite success of skippers Alastair Cook in ODIs and Stuart Broad in T20s.© ANI

In form Cook may still be England T20 star

England opener Alastair Cook, who was not considered a realistic Twenty 20 candidate may soon find himself in the national squad for the shortest format owing to his blistering one-day form.© ANI

Cook says playing T20 cricket for Essex helped him improve as ODI player

England one day cricket Alastair Cook has said playing Twenty 20 cricket for Essex has helped him emerge has a better one-day player.© ANI

Bopara says Cook has worked hard to improve as ODI batsman

England all rounder Ravi Bopara has said Essex team mate and England one-day captain Alastair Cook has worked hard to improve himself as a batsman in the shorter format of the game.© ANI

Cook's recipe helps England expose Pakistan

Captain Alastair Cook's simple recipe of playing hard has exposed cracks in the Pakistan team, leaving England with an invincible 2-0 lead after their 20-run win in the second day-night match.© AFP

Cook and Strauss set to open innings for record 100th time in Test cricket

ngland opener Alastair Cook and captain Andrew Strauss are on the verge of becoming the first English opening pair and the fourth in the history to open the innings together 100 times in Test cricket.© ANI

England's Cook, Strauss plan special 100th innings

Alastair Cook is hoping he and opening partner Andrew Strauss will provide England with a good platform when they walk for a 100th time together in the second Test against Pakistan starting here from Wednesday.© AFP

Cook hits 76 as England crumble in tour opener

Opener Alastair Cook was the only batsman to get some good practice as England's batting crumbled against some spirited ICC Combined XI bowling in their three-day tour opener here on Sunday.© AFP

Cook supports England's idea of splitting captaincy

Englands ODI skipper Alastair Cook has once again backed the idea of splitting captaincy in all three formats of the game.© ANI

England's Cook humbled by MBE award

England batsman Alastair Cook said he felt very humble after receiving his Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) medal from Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace here on Tuesday.© AFP

Cook's family farm preparing 6,000 turkeys for Thanksgiving dinners

England batsman Alastair Cook has revealed that he is currently busy on his family farm in Bedfordshire preparing around 6,000 turkeys for Thanksgiving dinners all over Britain.© ANI

We batted really badly: Cook

After going down by 95 runs to India in the fifth and last ODI to finish on the wrong side of a 5-0 whitewash, England captain Alastair Cook Tuesday blamed his side's poor batting.© IANS

Learning experience for youngsters, we need to improve: Cook

After India clinched a 5-0 series win, England skipper Alastair Cook said Tuesday it was a learning experience for the youngsters, adding that the team needed to improve.© IANS