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Andrew Miller
September 15, 2011
For a man who started the summer in the middle of the suspects in his one day cricket, attitude, Alastair Cook has been very healthy first season full-time England ODI captain.
Two hard fought games victory over Sri Lanka and India were supplemented by their own statements impressive with the bat and with the imminent final act in Cardiff on Friday, can be sent to India at home without even a single victory to appease their pride injured.
"For evaluation of the results, and we won the series," said Cook in Cardiff. "And 'good start, but I think the good thing is that the last two games we really good, very good, but we managed to get the result that augurs well.
"Most games, especially tournaments, are very close. It's good to have you serve these situations. If you master the game, it becomes less stressful. However, we made good progress over the last two series."
England have a 2-0 lead with one match to play after washing in Durham, and tie of rain hit the Lord on Sunday. Whatever happens in the fifth and final ODI can not affect the overall result, but England have been developing winning habits this summer, and Cook do not think any of their appetite has been fed yet .
"Andy [Flower] said: It 'amazing how sports can change quickly," said Cook. "The exercise today, would not have known what had happened in the series, we trained over the past two days. Side hunger is there, should not be there, but it's good."
The domination of England, to some extent been mitigated by the absence of a large number of top players in India, its spearhead Zaheer Khan bowling to the man in the last Cup the world, Yuvraj Singh. However, England have had to do without the likes of Kevin Pietersen who was rested, and Eoin Morgan, who succumbed to a shoulder injury, although I have left these absences affect your prospects.
"What was encouraging is that we have not had Eoin and Kevin, and others have a chance and they have intensified their options and make well - especially Ravi [Bopara]," said Cook. " We need a team and 15, 16, 17 players and people adapt to their roles in the side and come in to produce match winning innings. Competition for places and it can be a good thing. We are all pushing to get into the eleven, and competition raises the bar. "
Alastair Cook, to lead the debate in England training session in Cardiff, 15 September 2011
Alastair Cook, wants to end his season on a high international © Getty Images
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Despite the efforts of Cook, including a notable entry 80 of 63 no balls in an ODI of 23 seconds in the Rose Bowl, could not get in the England Twenty20 plans, with Graeme Swann named as captain for the two replacement matches against West Indies at the Oval next week.
"I was disappointed," Cook admitted. "You are, when your name into the hat for selection and it's not going your way. But it gives an opportunity for Graeme to do the job, and I think he will do a good job. Enthusiasm, he has the game will run out of people completely. he loves. "
Swann is the default mindset that seems to have adapted the English team this summer, and the atmosphere within the team seem as good as it ever was. "I think that success will bring good luck," said Cook. "It 'true, when you are usually happy. When you win, things start to annoy you a little' more than you would normally. It would not be if you had won. But, in addition, when we lost in Perth [ashes], our team spirit was still a good idea. "
As for India, their morale has been sinking for months, and seven defeats and no victories in nine games to date, there is little help offered in this final match. Cook shrugged their struggles were "of no interest to us," could at least identify with the situation found in computer
"It is extremely difficult because when we lost the Ashes 5-0, they found that difficult," said Cook. "It's hard when you work hard and be beaten by a better side. It is difficult for the morale and confidence. I'm happy with the way they do not let them go on their way, as we have reached the bottom."
Visit the bottom in 2006-07, after only 18 months after the climax of the 2005 England Ashes Triumph of the decade - when half seemed able to master all the visitors, only to suffer a catastrophic loss of form, and the staff. "We are not repeated [these mistakes], because we have the better," said Cook. "We made a huge step forward in the establishment and the players in England. And that's why it did not happen again."
In a contest that marks the end of India tour, there will be a farewell to more general, as Rahul Dravid is preparing to play his 344: th and last one-day international. "It's an excellent player," said Cook. "He scored over 10,000 runs in both forms of the game. To be around as long as it is incredible. It is a great day in the modern, there is no doubt about it."
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