alastair cook

Club Cricket

Watch: Alastair Cook bowled by 15-year-old while playing club cricket for Bedfordshire Young Farmers

Cook made 20 before he was castled

County Championship 2022
Watch: Alastair Cook entertains with run-up hijinks during rare County Championship bowling appearance

Cook is having fun

by Wisden Staff / April 10, 2022
Stories
Rory Burns' tweaked technique turns heads in County Championship opener

The 31-year-old has remodelled his batting

by Wisden Staff / April 8, 2022
Ashes 2021/22
Alastair Cook: England's positive attitude comments look 'like a dig at the Australia tour'

'We've just lost again, we've won one in 17. That's the reality, and it hurts.'

by Wisden Staff / April 5, 2022
Quizzes
Quiz! Every England cricketer to feature under Alastair Cook's ODI captaincy

Cook captained England in 69 ODIs

by Wisden Staff / February 8, 2022
Ashes 2021/22
'That has to be our rock bottom' - Cook and Butcher slam England for 'pathetic' Hobart batting collapse

'That was ghastly. It really was.'

by Wisden Staff / January 16, 2022
Ashes 2021/22
BT Sport presenter insists Alastair Cook and Moeen Ali ‘genuinely are mates’ after awkward on-air exchange

“It became this phony war but it was enjoyable”

by Wisden Staff / January 15, 2022
Ashes 2021/22
'There had to be more desperation' - Ricky Ponting and Alastair Cook criticise Rory Burns for not diving in attempt to avoid run out

The dismissal was Burns' seventh Test duck in the last 12 months

by Wisden Staff / January 15, 2022
Ashes 2021/22
‘How many times did Rooty drop you?’ – Alastair Cook and Moeen Ali in humorous, awkward exchange about Cook’s tenure as Test skipper

"I’ve just come back from a nice holiday and I’ve walked straight into Moeen Ali off his long run!”

by Wisden Staff / January 5, 2022
Ashes 2021/22
Alastair Cook: Rory Burns has to think about adapting his technique

Burns fell for 4 in the first innings at Adelaide

by Wisden Staff / December 18, 2021

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June '22 Issue

The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, out May 22:

Phil Walker considers what the next instalment in the Ben Stokes epic will look like
John Stern examines the England MD role and what Rob Key will bring to it
The ‘next Fab Four’– we pick out four strokemakers with the potential to follow in the footsteps of Root, Kohli, Williamson and Smith, including an exclusive interview with Marnus Labuschagne
Interviews – James Wallace has an unforgettable encounter with Chris Gayle, Mark Waugh reflects on the defining moments of his run-laden career, Isa Guha speaks to the recently retired Anya Shurbsole, and we catch up with Keith Barker, Daniel Bell-Drummond and Reece Topley a part of our regular coverage of all 18 counties
Columnists – Mark Ramprakash considers the art of captaincy, Andrew Miller celebrates the excellence Pakistanis have brought to county cricket, and Lawrence Booth finds himself caught up in the culture wars

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alastair cook

Watch: Alastair Cook bowled by 15-year-old while playing club cricket for Bedfordshire Young Farmers

Watch: Alastair Cook entertains with run-up hijinks during rare County Championship bowling appearance

Rory Burns' tweaked technique turns heads in County Championship opener

Alastair Cook: England's positive attitude comments look 'like a dig at the Australia tour'

Quiz! Every England cricketer to feature under Alastair Cook's ODI captaincy

'That has to be our rock bottom' - Cook and Butcher slam England for 'pathetic' Hobart batting collapse

BT Sport presenter insists Alastair Cook and Moeen Ali ‘genuinely are mates’ after awkward on-air exchange

'There had to be more desperation' - Ricky Ponting and Alastair Cook criticise Rory Burns for not diving in attempt to avoid run out

‘How many times did Rooty drop you?’ – Alastair Cook and Moeen Ali in humorous, awkward exchange about Cook’s tenure as Test skipper

Alastair Cook: Rory Burns has to think about adapting his technique

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