Cook gives confidence to other players, says Nick Compton – Cricket News Update
Hailing the English Captain’s stoic performance with the bat in reply to India’s first innings, his opening partner Nick Compton believes that having http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026 on one end gives confidence to the rest of the players.
“He gives the other players a lot of confidence out there, because he's so solid. He's very unflappable, not a lot of airs and graces, and just gets on and does it. It makes a big difference to have someone who's so chilled out at the other end,” said Compton.
Scoring his third consecutive century this series, Cook is in prime form since taking over the captaincy from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AJ-Strauss-c964, who retired earlier this year in August. Having won the toss and elected to bat, India posed a first innings total of 316 in Kolkata.
In reply the English batsmen put a dazzling opening stand of 165 runs.
Completing his half century before getting out, Compton (57) was happy to play the supporting role while Cook was dictating terms to the opposition.
“Standing out there today, looking up at the board and seeing those stats: 7,000 runs, the youngest player to do that; it was quite an amazing moment. I thought 'I'm batting with this guy; he's just got another hundred, and he's the all-time leading English
hundred-maker,” added Compton.
After losing the first Test to the hosts in Ahmedabad by 9 wickets, the Poms made a great comeback in the second game, bagging a massive 10-wicket win over India courtesy an exuberant display of batting by Captain Cook and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806.
Resuming his innings from the overnight score of 136, Cook continued to dominate the proceedings at Eden Gardens on the third day of the Test, until he was given run out in the most unusual way, just 10 short of his double delight.
With the 4 match series hanging in the balance (1-1), the game at Kolkata favours http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 may face an uphill task to save the game.
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