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They eventually made 177, but with a deficit of 91 the required inroads into Essex’s second innings were not forthcoming as Alastair Cook quickly took the game further away from Durham. In better conditions than the morning murk faced by Durham’s top... Full Article at The Northern Echo
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LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 29: Mohammad Asif of Pakistan walks off at the end of the match with Alastair Cook of England during day four of the 4th npower Test Match between England and Pakistan at Lord's on August 29, 2010 in London, England. View Photo »
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70 and his new-ball colleague Palladino four for 57 as the visitors were bowled out for 177 but scores elsewhere meant that Essex were heading for Division two after just one season. By the close Essex had moved to 103 for one in their second innings,... Full Article at Cricket365
After Liam Plunkett had claimed the final Essex wicket in the morning to bowl them out for 268, Durham suffered a horrendous start to their reply. They lost their first four wickets for only five runs as Wright and Palladino each claimed a couple. ... Full Article at The Telegraph
LV= County Championship clash with Durham at Chelmsford. Wright claimed 5-70 and new-ball colleague Palladino 4-57 as the visitors were hustled out for 177 in this Division One encounter. By the close Essex had moved to 103 for one in their second... Full Article at England and Wales Cricket Board
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 28: Wicketkeeper Matt Prior and Alastair Cook of England celebrate the wicket of Salman Butt of Pakistan during day three of the 4th npower Test Match between England and Pakistan at Lord's on August 28, 2010 in London, England. View Photo »
Alastair Cook saved his career with a second innings hundred [at the Oval against Pakistan] while [Kevin] Pietersen has not made a Test hundred in nearly 12 months, which is pretty remarkable when you consider the quality of player he is.
Essex carved out a first-innings lead of 91 against Durham at Chelmsford. Wright claimed 5 for 70 and his new-ball colleague Palladino 4 for 57 as the visitors were bowled out for 177. By the close Essex had moved to 103 for 1 in their second innings,... Full Article at Cricinfo.com
England are clear 4/7 favourites with Ladbrokes to win the third test against Pakistan, but question marks remain over the form... William Hill have trimmed the price of the third test ending in a draw from 3/1 to 11/4 following support overnight. ... Full Article at CricketWorld.com
Durham fast bowler Graham Onions is to undergo back surgery in a bid to cure an ongoing back injury which... Young Yorkshire and England leg-spinner Adil Rashid believes he is mentally ready for the fast-approaching Ashes series in Australia... England... Full Article at CricketWorld.com
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Alastair Cook saved his career with a second innings hundred [at the Oval against Pakistan] while [Kevin] Pietersen has not made a Test hundred in nearly 12 months, which is pretty remarkable when you consider the quality of player he is.
It's definitely the nicest way I've gone to a hundred
On a bowlers' pitch with Alastair Cook unable to use his feet, how many balls do you think he will last? My guess is three. Any advances on that?
Obviously it got quite dark under the floodlights and they bowled really well ... They were reversing the ball and it spun.
But as I said about Alastair Cook, you are not going to score runs every time you bat otherwise your name would be Don Bradman. I don't think I have a particular problem with left-armers, but any bowler that is swinging it away, as Jimmy Anderson showed, is going to be quite potent. Amir has bowled well...
I've been feeling under pressure which is natural when you are not scoring any runs
All players suffer a bad spell in their career with the bat ... I will look at the way [Alastair Cook] has fought back with the bat as an inspiration and hope I can do the same at Lord's.
It was Jimmy's idea on Thursday
All players suffer a bad spell in their career with the bat. Take a look at Alastair Cook who has been struggling with the bat of late, but he has bounced back with a century at the Oval. I will look at the way he has fought back with the bat as an inspiration and hope that I can do the same at Lords
We know that when Pakistan are on top they are a very good side ... But if we can eke out a few more runs and then apply some pressure by getting a couple of early wickets then that really changes the momentum. Suddenly 150 or 160 more runs looks a long way away. Our bowlers have bowled fantastically al...
The selectors might have had one question answered emphatically by Alastair Cook, but I’m afraid there are one or two more being asked of the rest
To respond like I did was very satisfying ... I went out there and just tried to hit the ball and score runs and not worry about where my feet are and (technical) things like that.
The nature of international cricket is that players go through hard periods, but they come out the other side as Alastair Cook showed with is hundred this week
It was a tough last session when those conditions came in ... It got dark even with the lights on and the ball obviously spun. We are disappointed to lose those last six wickets but hopefully we can eke out as many runs as possible and put them under pressure.
At The Oval, although we won the toss and batted, they were still quite trying conditions ... But in the second innings there were no excuses whatsoever. We set up a brilliant platform through Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott and we performed poorly after that. Any batting collapse is concerning and the...
When Pakistan are on top, they are a good side but if we can apply some pressure with early wickets then the momentum might go our way and suddenly 150 more runs looks a long way away
There were some real positives from the last Test such as Alastair Cook's outstanding century and the way the team fought hard on the final day defending a small total
It was a hammer blow when he sacked me
I'm really pleased to see Alastair Cook coming back into form ... It's difficult when you know you have to prove yourself as a batsman and knowing you are not in great form. To play like that in testing conditions was outstanding and is a great testament of his skills.
This has been a really worthwhile series ... The most pleasing things is that every player has contributed at some stage over the series and helped us win. It's a good opportunity particularly for the younger players to test themselves in this sort of tournament and to see how they measure up against to...
There are people snapping at our heels all the time which is a good thing but when you've had the sort of start to your career that Alastair Cook has had over a long period of time you know he's going to come right. Swann is fine and has his mind on the game. He managed to drive himself down here so thi...
There is a possibility of surgery but that is not high at the moment. But I was fully fit to play today and if it stays like this I’ll be fully fit and I won’t need surgery in the future
At the beginning of the Bangladesh series I was probably where he is now. It's only four Test matches since then so it's amazing how things change. But whenever I see Alastair Cook and Andrew Strauss at the crease I feel very secure. I'm sure he'll be fine
Alastair Cook has been a very important member of the side for a while now but it would be remiss of me to discuss selection before the selectors meet
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... Full Article At Wikipedia.org
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