Alastair Cook
Root could break 16,000-run barrier, says England great Cook
"I think Joe Root could set a mark, certainly on the English side, which will be very hard to beat," said Cook, who retired from Test cricket in 2018 with a century in his final innings.
Root breaks Cook's England Test run record
Joe Root broke Alastair Cook's England Test record of 12,472 runs on the third day of the opening Test against Pakistan in Multan on Wednesday.
‘He's an undeniably great cricketer for England’
"A great cricketer deserves to go out at the top.... I think the crowd here over the next couple of days would want to give him a send-off. He is the complete article. Fitness, hunger, skill, cleverness," said former England skipper Nasser Hussain
Cook says he deserved the axe before epic double ton
Alastair Cook says selectors would have been entitled to drop him over his poor form -- before his masterful double-century put England in a winning position in the fourth Ashes Test.
Cook strikes ton as England savour dominant day
Alastair Cook completes a stirring century in a stellar return to form as England savoured a rare day of domination in the fourth Ashes test against Australia.
Relationship with Root will be absolutely fine, says Cook
Alastair Cook is confident his relationship with newly appointed Test captain Joe Root will be "absolutely fine" and the former England skipper has assured his successor he will get all the support he needs in the role.
Root named new England Test skipper
Joe Root is named the new England Test captain and will take the place of Alastair Cook, who stepped down last month after five years in charge
Cricket: 'Unshackled' Cook can thrive without captaincy, says Strauss
An "unshackled" Alastair Cook still has several years ahead of him as an England player despite resigning the Test captaincy on Monday, according to predecessor Andrew Strauss.
Cricket: England Test Captain Alastair Cook steps down
Alastair Cook has stepped down from his role after 59 Tests as England Test captain
Root could break 16,000-run barrier, says England great Cook
"I think Joe Root could set a mark, certainly on the English side, which will be very hard to beat," said Cook, who retired from Test cricket in 2018 with a century in his final innings.
Root breaks Cook's England Test run record
Joe Root broke Alastair Cook's England Test record of 12,472 runs on the third day of the opening Test against Pakistan in Multan on Wednesday.
‘He's an undeniably great cricketer for England’
"A great cricketer deserves to go out at the top.... I think the crowd here over the next couple of days would want to give him a send-off. He is the complete article. Fitness, hunger, skill, cleverness," said former England skipper Nasser Hussain
Cook says he deserved the axe before epic double ton
Alastair Cook says selectors would have been entitled to drop him over his poor form -- before his masterful double-century put England in a winning position in the fourth Ashes Test.
Cook strikes ton as England savour dominant day
Alastair Cook completes a stirring century in a stellar return to form as England savoured a rare day of domination in the fourth Ashes test against Australia.
Relationship with Root will be absolutely fine, says Cook
Alastair Cook is confident his relationship with newly appointed Test captain Joe Root will be "absolutely fine" and the former England skipper has assured his successor he will get all the support he needs in the role.
Root named new England Test skipper
Joe Root is named the new England Test captain and will take the place of Alastair Cook, who stepped down last month after five years in charge
Cricket: 'Unshackled' Cook can thrive without captaincy, says Strauss
An "unshackled" Alastair Cook still has several years ahead of him as an England player despite resigning the Test captaincy on Monday, according to predecessor Andrew Strauss.
Cricket: England Test Captain Alastair Cook steps down
Alastair Cook has stepped down from his role after 59 Tests as England Test captain
Cricket: Is England captain's goose cooked before Christmas?
England captain Alastair Cook heads home for Christmas with calls for his resignation ringing in his ears after what turned into an embarrassing subcontinental tour.