Alastair Cook

Alastair Nathan Cook (born 25 December 1984) is an international cricketer of English and Welsh descent. He is a left-handed opening batsman who currently plays county cricket for Essex and Test cricket for England. Cook played for Essex Academy and quickly made his debut for the first XI in 2003. He similarly played in a variety of England's youth teams from 2000 until his call up to the Test side in 2006. Read more at Wikipedia

The Irish loophole behind Apple's low tax bill

Posted on 2013-05-22 01:12:00 from Reuters

...reporting by Jonathan Weber, Poornima Gupta, Edwin Chan and Peter Henderson in San Francisco; Editing by Will Waterman, Alastair Macdonald and Prudence Crowther) We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data....

Swann and

Posted on 2013-05-21 22:32:00 from Calcutta Telegraph

...Test, and I thought the team showed a lot of fighting spirit when under pressure to set up the victory,” he said. The squad Alastair Cook (captain), James Anderson, Jonathan Bairstow, Ian Bell, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Nick Compton, Steven Finn, Matt Prior,...

Ian Botham: Only Michael Clarke can prevent Ashes glory

Posted on 2013-05-21 21:54:00 from The Sun

...legend Beefy claims it is the worst Australian team in living memory and will be rolled over by Alastair Cook’s men — with or without Kevin Pietersen. Botham said: “It’s the weakest team I’ve seen from Australia. If the weather is fine it could be a whitewash....

Edgy England need Alastair Cook in form

Posted on 2013-05-21 21:41:00 from The Independent

...62.20 (7 innings) Overall test average: 44.35 2. Jonathan Trott: 53.85 (7) Overall: 49.95 3. Nick Compton: 37.57 (7) Overall: 36.23 4. Alastair Cook: 34.71 (7) Overall: 48.74 5. Ian Bell: 31.66 (7) Overall: 46.00 6. Joe Root: 28.42 (7) Overall: 36.50...

Pom bashing: England's Nick Compton under pre-Ashes attack from Aussie bowler Siddle

Posted on 2013-05-21 21:30:00 from Mirror.co.uk

...view Compton as the softer target out of the two openers, they will be straining just as hard to get rid of captain Alastair Cook. “You’d have to say he was the big wicket,” Siddle told athletestalk.com. “In the last series against us he dominated and since...

James Anderson will be England's all-time leading wicket-taker according to Sir Ian Botham

Posted on 2013-05-21 16:38:00 from The Independent

...of back-to-back Ashes series.” Botham, who captained England in the 1981 Ashes tour, remains equally as confident that Alastair Cook’s men will triumph against the Australians when they meet twice in the space of a few months later this year following a shift...

Middlesex missing mighty Murtagh

Posted on 2013-05-21 16:25:00 from England and Wales Cricket Board

...county season debut in their Division Two meeting with Kent at Chelmsford. The second-placed hosts are without England captain Alastair Cook and the injured Greg Smith, who may need surgery on his hip. Head coach Paul Grayson said: "He's had the problem for...

Graeme Swann and Ian Bell fit for 2nd Test against New Zealand

Posted on 2013-05-21 11:17:00 from Cricket Country

...to secure a series victory." England squad for the second Test against New Zealand at Headingley, starting on Friday: Alastair Cook (c), James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Ian Bell, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Nick Compton, Steven Finn, Matt Prior (wk), Joe Root,...

England retain winning combination for 2nd Test

Posted on 2013-05-21 09:58:00 from CricBuzz.com

...we will need to produce another strong performance this week to secure a series victory." England squad - 2nd Investec Test Alastair Cook, James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Ian Bell, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Nick Compton, Steven Finn, Matt Prior, Joe Root,...

Bell fit, England unchanged

Posted on 2013-05-21 09:34:00 from News24

...to secure a series victory." England squad for the second Test against New Zealand at Headingley, starting on Friday: Alastair Cook (captain), James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Ian Bell, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Nick Compton, Steven Finn, Matt Prior (wkt),...

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Cook Hails Broad and Anderson

Posted on 2013-05-19 20:19:00 from 5min Videos

England captain Alastair Cook has labelled Stuart Broad and James Anderson's six wickets in an hour against New Zealand on day four of the first Test at Lords as one of the best opening spells he has seen

Kiwis Keen to Be More Than Ashes Entree For England

Posted on 2013-05-01 16:13:00 from 5min Videos

New Zealand hope to provide England with a significant challenge in their two test cricket series and not simply be an "entree" ahead of the Ashes, Black Caps coach Mike Hesson said on Wednesday (May 1). The Kiwis have arrived in the United Kingdom for a tour that will last almost two months, taking in two warm-up matches and the test series against Alastair Cook's England, before a feast of limited-overs matches including the Champions Trophy.