So it has given me and other cricketing tragics the world over great pleasure these past couple of days to see one of England's greatest but seemingly most underappreciated players, their opening batsman Alastair Cook, finish up his England career by scoring 71 and 147 in his final test, after having struggled to reach 20 in the tests preceding it.
As cricinfo writer George Dobell put it regarding the ovation given for Cook reaching his hundred:
Well done to Alastair Cook for hewing himself two last monuments to greatness, and well done to the crowd for giving him something that no embittered columnist, ex-player frenemy or twitter big mouth will ever be able to take away from him.
It was an amazing innings to finish a record breaking career.
ReplyDeleteA truly great cricketer, and one who will be sorely missed from the England line-up.
ReplyDeleteYes, the very model of what a true sportsman should be. Massive shame that all of his career has only been available to the TV watching masses through subscription services. A role model lost to a generation.
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree with you all. Great to see such a fine end to a great career.
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