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Alastair Cook
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Andrew Hughes /
17 November 2010 /
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"...the bottom line for Cook is that he needs to start contributing big runs at the top of the order or he may not last the series."
Whether the Essex opener should keep his place for the Series has been the subject of much debate but it looks like England are sticking with their vice-captain for the time being...
Alastair Cook (Vice Captain)
Nicknames: Cooky, Chef
Left-handed opening batsman
Tests: 60
Batting Average: 42.78
Ashes Experience: Played in 2006-07 and 2009 series
Ashes Batting Average: 26.21
Ashes Runs: 498
Ashes Role:
May be required to step in as captain should anything happen to Strauss and is a useful close catcher, but the bottom line for Cook is that he needs to start contributing big runs at the top of the order or he may not last the series.
Likes: Spending hours in the nets with Graham Gooch
Dislikes: Having to move his feet and bowlers who can swing the ball
Trivia: Cook was born on Christmas day and was a choirboy at St Paul's Cathedral
Odds to be top England batsman: [9.0]
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