http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026 – Cricket News Update
England’s opening batsman, Alastair Cook, has made clear that the Englishmen will not rest on their laurels, saying that achieving No. 1 position in rankings is just the beginning of England’s greatest
glory in the world of cricket.
The Poms sealed the top slot in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Test standings by beating the Indian side by an innings and 242 runs in the Edgbaston Test, which ended on August 13, 2011.
Although, Cook remained unsuccessful in the first four innings of the series, he came out with an outstanding performance when it mattered the most. By hitting a huge 294-run-knock in the first innings,
the left-hander propped his side up to a mammoth total of 710 which proved to be a winning one at the end of the day.
Yet, Cook gave full credit to his teammates, citing the team-effort as the key to England’s success at the highest level.
"I think we're on the way to doing something special. It's been a huge privilege for me to play in this team, and I think we all feel that at the moment. But I think we're still at the start of a journey,
rather than the end of it. We will enjoy tonight, and what we've achieved, but then come back in the next couple of days desperate to start again," Cook said after http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013’s historic victory against the World Champions.
Leading the competition 3-0, the English side will go into the fourth Test in a bid to whitewash the series. England’s One-day skipper also admitted that his team is keen to finish the affair 4-0 and make
their triumph even more emphatic.
Starting from August 18, 2011 at the Oval, the home side is not ready to take fourth Test lightly, as the 26-year-old Cook shared, "We just try to control the next game, and that is what's worked so well
for us. Then we try to break each game down into little segments, and we hope it will continue to work really well like that."
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