Alastair Cook Retires from International Cricket

[SeamUp]

This is quality

Notice two of the Durham boys mention posh choir boy

A few opening partners there as well

https://twitter.com/PCA/status/1037989196928090112?s=19

 

[S.Kennedy]

Going a bit overboard really, the eulogizing. I mean he isn't even retiring from cricket. You'll still see him for Essex for three years.

 

[SeamUp]

I'm not a massive Cook fan boy but he did play 161 test matches. Don't think another England player will do that.

It's different a nice gesture to see all 74 players he played with from PCA ?

 

[a massive zebra]

Bit sad he's gonna end up averaging sub 45, deserves better

I'm afraid you're mistaken, sir.

 

[Furball]

I got that and the 09 one, missed some right obvious ones though

Gets hard when Strauss retired and you’ve got three openers a series to remember

Got 45/74.

Most of the left hand column was full, got the incredible Amjad Khan and a couple of the more obscure ones. As my interest has waned over the last few years there's no chance I was getting the obscure ones like Ansari who played a couple of tests then retired/were dumped.

 

[Burgey]

What a way to sign off. Good luck to him. Shades of GC in 83/84.

 

[Furball]

Did Cook ton up in his first ever Test innings or did he manage that 2nd time out?

 

[Bijed]

Did Cook ton up in his first ever Test innings or did he manage that 2nd time out?

2nd innings, got 60 in his first

 

[Furball]

Ah yeah he was unbeaten 2nd knock guiding England to victory wasn't he?

 

[Prince EWS]

Ah yeah he was unbeaten 2nd knock guiding England to victory wasn't he?

Nah it was a draw.

 

[Howe_zat]

Ah yeah he was unbeaten 2nd knock guiding England to victory wasn't he?

It wound up a draw I think. Then we won the 3rd test to draw the series.

 

[GIMH]

One of my favourite series that. One of the perks of working evenings I guess, got to watch a shitload of cricket

Goddamn I’m not ready for Cook to go.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

I'm not a massive Cook fan boy but he did play 161 test matches. Don't think another England player will do that.

It's different a nice gesture to see all 74 players he played with from PCA ?

Jimmy on 143 so if he carries on after next years ashes he will surely beat it.

 

[The Battlers Prince]

Absolute champ, wonderful way to bow out.

Is the 50/100 in first and last game a record?

 

[straw man]

Congrats Ali Cook, incredible career.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Chances of him staying on now? 10%? less? What if England make an impassioned plea for him to stay, I mean they'll be bloody terrible without him it seems.

 

[Adders]

Chances of him staying on now? 10%? less? What if England make an impassioned plea for him to stay, I mean they'll be bloody terrible without him it seems.

Nah, he's not staying on.

And damn straight we are going to be poorer without him.......all those that have been calling for his head the last few months are going to realise very quickly how much we are going to miss him. There are some dark times coming for this English side.

 

[TheJediBrah]

I agree completely, but it's going to look pretty bad when Jennings and Hales (or whoever) average 10 each for the next few series and Cook is averaging 100 for Essex.

The next series being against SL will probably help hide the issue though given their lack of fast bowling strike power at the top

 

[Bijed]

How's that kidney coming along, Adders?

 

[Adders]

How's that kidney coming along, Adders?

Someone must have worded up the cat........haven't sighted it since last night.