Cook says he won't rush into any decision on captaincy
Chennai, Dec 21, 2016, DHNS
With another crushing defeat added to his losing list, the Sword of Democles is dangerously hanging over Alastair Cook so far as his captaincy is concerned. But the opener said he wasn’t rushing himself into making any decision.
This was Cook’s fifth loss in six matches on this tour of sub-continent starting with the shocking setback against Bangladesh in October.
“I’ve got to go away and do some thinking,” said Cook when asked as to what would be his next step. “This is not right time to make decisions as big as that. I need to go home first enjoy Christmas as much as I can and then come back in January and look to plan with Straussy and see what’s the right decision for English cricket. I’ve got to go away and decide whether I am the right man to take England forward. When there’s not a Test match for seven months, it’d seem very foolish to stand here now and make a decision which either you regret or don’t. If there was a Test match in three weeks time you’d have to think. But while there is a bit of space why not use it,” he offered.
Crediting India for pulling of the win, Cook admitted England weren’t good enough in these conditions.
“It’s tough, it’s been a tough tour,” he stated. “When you lose games of cricket it becomes very hard and it can be quite a lonely place. You’ve got to give credit to India. They’ve played some good cricket on the way. We knew it would be a pressure day today and at some stage we’d lose a couple of wickets in clusters. We weren’t good enough or skilful enough as players to stop that momentum. So, yes, it’s tough, jeez,” he remarked.
This was Cook’s fifth loss in six matches on this tour of sub-continent starting with the shocking setback against Bangladesh in October.
“I’ve got to go away and do some thinking,” said Cook when asked as to what would be his next step. “This is not right time to make decisions as big as that. I need to go home first enjoy Christmas as much as I can and then come back in January and look to plan with Straussy and see what’s the right decision for English cricket. I’ve got to go away and decide whether I am the right man to take England forward. When there’s not a Test match for seven months, it’d seem very foolish to stand here now and make a decision which either you regret or don’t. If there was a Test match in three weeks time you’d have to think. But while there is a bit of space why not use it,” he offered.
Crediting India for pulling of the win, Cook admitted England weren’t good enough in these conditions.
“It’s tough, it’s been a tough tour,” he stated. “When you lose games of cricket it becomes very hard and it can be quite a lonely place. You’ve got to give credit to India. They’ve played some good cricket on the way. We knew it would be a pressure day today and at some stage we’d lose a couple of wickets in clusters. We weren’t good enough or skilful enough as players to stop that momentum. So, yes, it’s tough, jeez,” he remarked.
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