Should Alastair Cook consider giving up the captaincy or retiring?

[Valer]

so Broad seems the obvious next man to step up.

Broad would be my choice captain now if there wasn't an incumbent. I wouldn’t touch it unless cook wants to / he has selection problems however.

 

[steds]

Bell doesn't strike one as a born leader

Neither did Vaughan, though.

Anyway, there's more chance of Maggie Thatcher opening the bowling for England at Perth than there is of Cook losing the captaincy.

 

[Burgey]

Another poor Test and Perth will be the new Sandwich Isles - Captain Cook's final resting place.

 

[wiff]

Another poor Test and Perth will be the new Sandwich Isles - Captain Cook's final resting place.

The penny drops

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

Eng could do an SA and appoint Root as the new young captain with a clean slate. Hasn't worked out too badly for Biff 10 years down the track..

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Another poor Test and Perth will be the new Sandwich Isles - Captain Cook's final resting place.

 

[Tangles]

Pretty much identical to the captain's, wasn't it?

Shyte for a #8, yes, but it's really passing the pearl handled revolver time when it's an opener (and skipper to boot).

Agreed. I think he was possibly trying to show how it was done and send a message to MJ/Clarke. It's a good shot for him so hitting a few 4s and putting the Aussies on the back foot would have helped his team. This is where execution matters because he failed and came out of it looking badly.

 

[wiff]

No. De Plessis showed how to bat for a draw, even though he was a one day specialist.

 

[Tangles]

I'm not saying I agree I'm just saying it could have worked but the margin was very fine. Then again maybe he just played he shot because its one of his run scoring shots and he muffed it.

 

[uvelocity]

Another poor Test and Perth will be the new Sandwich Isles - Captain Cook's final resting place.

youve been holding onto this one for a while i reckon

 

[benchmark00]

He tried to use it the other day and no one gave him anything.

This is a story of persistence.

 

[wiff]

 

[karan316]

Cook is a really good captain and has it in him to be the next great batsmen, there's no reason why he should retire or leave captaincy. He has had a really good career so far and m sure he will be back in form soon.

 

[vicleggie]

Cook reminds me of a Tendulkar/Dravid in terms of player and captain. Great batsman, one of the best in the world and the most reliable in the team, but that doesn't make him a good captain. Sometimes the best player in the team should just be a left to do his job with the bat. Cook doesn't strike me as a guy who likes that extra responsibility of rallying his team and inspiring them. He seems a metronomical type of guy, and perhaps worrying about the captaincy has affected his batting rhythm. I feel sorry for the poor guy, a quality player and one of the best England has ever produced, having to cop this kind of crap from his home fans.

Can't help but think a guy like Broad or Prior (if he warrants a place in the team) would be able to handle the responsibility of captaincy better and thrive on it, as well as being able to get more fire out of their team.

 

[JontyPanesar]

My guess is Cook's weaknesses will remain but the media will consider all problems solved after he's done bullying the Indian attack next summer. 5 tests will give him plenty of time to up the average

 

[flibbertyjibber]

My guess is Cook's weaknesses will remain but the media will consider all problems solved after he's done bullying the Indian attack next summer. 5 tests will give him plenty of time to up the average

Basically what I said somewhere. A home summer against Sri Lanka and India should be prime meat for Cook as they struggle to exploit his weakness full outside off stump like the Aussies have. Be put down as a blip like UAE by the press, fans will remember it for a long time though.

 

[Adders]

I feel sorry for the poor guy, a quality player and one of the best England has ever produced, having to cop this kind of crap from his home fans.

Jeez mate, don't take the OP's opinion here as reflective of English fans views!! This thread and the opening post are a joke, and no England fan worth their salt would subscribe to this view.

 

[BoyBrumby]

I have to say, if Cooky thought the captaincy was adversely affecting his batting, I'd be more than happy for him to step aside.

All due respect to his skippering chops, but we need his runs a lot more than his field placings.

 

[benchmark00]

Does anyone else get weirded out by how often Cook mentions 'the dressing room' ?

 

[Captain_Cook]

My guess is Cook's weaknesses will remain but the media will consider all problems solved after he's done bullying the Indian attack next summer. 5 tests will give him plenty of time to up the average

All the stats suggest Cook struggles to bat in England relative to overseas. Cook only turned up for one match in 2011 vs India, he averaged 10.8 for the series if you remove his 294.

I'm really nervous that 2014 could be catastrophic for Cook if he doesn't beat Sri Lanka and India and get a bagful of runs in the process. With Flower out of the picture there will be no loyalty left if he fails.