Hope he can continue for a few years as a player.
Quote from: PaulWinch again on February 06, 2017, 01:04:32 PMHope he can continue for a few years as a player.Openng batsmen don't last as captain for all that long because combining the 2 jobs is mentally exhausting and Cook looked like he needed a break in the India tour.
Quote from: paul_e on February 06, 2017, 02:10:43 PMQuote from: PaulWinch again on February 06, 2017, 01:04:32 PMHope he can continue for a few years as a player.Openng batsmen don't last as captain for all that long because combining the 2 jobs is mentally exhausting and Cook looked like he needed a break in the India tour.Alastair Cook 59 matches as captainAndrew Strauss 50 matches as captainMichael Atherton 54 matches as cpatainGraham Gooch 34 matches as captainAll openers and 4 of England's top 6 longest serving captain's.
Quote from: ACVilla on February 06, 2017, 02:44:59 PMQuote from: paul_e on February 06, 2017, 02:10:43 PMQuote from: PaulWinch again on February 06, 2017, 01:04:32 PMHope he can continue for a few years as a player.Openng batsmen don't last as captain for all that long because combining the 2 jobs is mentally exhausting and Cook looked like he needed a break in the India tour.Alastair Cook 59 matches as captainAndrew Strauss 50 matches as captainMichael Atherton 54 matches as cpatainGraham Gooch 34 matches as captainAll openers and 4 of England's top 6 longest serving captain's.Indeed, and now look at their batting averages from before they got the role and series on series as captain, they all have a clear downward trajectory.