[Cricket] Alastair Cook to retire from Test cricket

[Eeyore]

Hopefully not he has failed in the past a number of times but he is a mate of Root so who knows.

If he is in good form then there is no reason why he shouldn't return. Started off pretty well but faded. May be time to recall.

 

[big nuts]

Hopefully not he has failed in the past a number of times but he is a mate of Root so who knows.

Nothing wrong with failing as long as you come back and learn. Mark Butcher had a very poor start to his test career but came back and became a successful test match player.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Watch him go and score a ton this week.

I would probably pretend I'd been peeling onions if he did.

 

[Pevenseagull]

And look at his bowling average!!

Yeah, but check out Mark Boucher. That's impressive.

.....particularly if they were stumped

 

[Pevenseagull]

Great shame and he has had a very good test match career, wonder who will take his place.....

Nobody.


Unfortunately.



Nobody

 

[dazzer6666]

Outstanding batsman and also seems such a decent, genuine bloke. Glad for him he’s decided to quit now rather than struggle on. Best of luck Chef.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Hasn't AB also Quit Test Cricket?

Missed that, retired from international cricket in May.

 

[Pinkie Brown]

A great player in his prime. The combination of Strauss & Cook as an opening pair were a world class & reliable combination. He often struggled for runs in recent years, although he rolled back the years with that double century in Melbourne last winter plus against the West Indies last Summer. Cook probably kept his place as the selection cupboard is pretty bare when it comes to quality replacements, as has been seen by the steady turnover of opening partners since Strauss quit. He has been a matchwinner on many occasions. His contribution in the Ashes series of 10/11 was memorable. However, the time is probably right for Cook to go. Who to replace him with though? Nobody obvious out there. Hopefully there is a young opener of Sam Curran equivalent on the horizon? We can wish......

 

[Gwylan]

The ever-gracious Piers Morgan paying his touching tribute.
"Farewell Alastair Cook.
I'll be honest: I can't forgive him for wrecking @KP24's England career, he bored me to tears as a batsman, has barely scored an important Test run for years & it's weird he never sweats. " To be fair, he does go on to say that he "played many invaluable innings" but he's scarcely going overboard with praise.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

The ever-gracious Piers Morgan paying his touching tribute.
"Farewell Alastair Cook.
I'll be honest: I can't forgive him for wrecking @KP24's England career, he bored me to tears as a batsman, has barely scored an important Test run for years & it's weird he never sweats. " To be fair, he does go on to say that he "played many invaluable innings" but he's scarcely going overboard with praise.

What a **** Morgan is

 

[dazzer6666]

The ever-gracious Piers Morgan paying his touching tribute.
"Farewell Alastair Cook.
I'll be honest: I can't forgive him for wrecking @KP24's England career, he bored me to tears as a batsman, has barely scored an important Test run for years & it's weird he never sweats. " To be fair, he does go on to say that he "played many invaluable innings" but he's scarcely going overboard with praise.

Morgan is a prick

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[LlcoolJ]

The ever-gracious Piers Morgan paying his touching tribute.
"Farewell Alastair Cook.
I'll be honest: I can't forgive him for wrecking @KP24's England career, he bored me to tears as a batsman, has barely scored an important Test run for years & it's weird he never sweats. " To be fair, he does go on to say that he "played many invaluable innings" but he's scarcely going overboard with praise.

Total ****ing wanker.

 

[nicko31]

Morgan is a prick

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He's complete attention seeker, he doesn't stand for anything. IGNORE