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England legend Alastair Cook clean bowled by 15-year-old in local club match

Sir Alastair Cook might have 12,000 Test match runs to his name for England, but it seems nothing could prepare him for what he faced in a local cup quarter-final

Daily Mirror

Brendon McCullum is another bold step into the unknown for a new England

Like an innings from the man himself, there is a glorious uncertainty to what happens next with England’s new head coach, writes Vithushan Ehantharajah

The Independent UK

England fans clamour for Alastair Cook return as icon chalks off another career milestone

Former England Test skipper Sir Alastair Cook has been in impressive form for Essex in the County Championship, scoring 481 runs and three centuries in 10 innings so far this season

Daily Mirror

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Essex draw with Yorkshire as Sir Alastair Cook scores century in both innings

England’s leading Test run-scorer finished unbeaten on 102 at Chelmsford

The Independent UK

County cricket: Ben Stokes breaks sixes record in Durham century – as it happened

Away from the New Road fireworks, Luke Wells led Lancashire’s reply after Dom Sibley carried his bat for Warwickshire

The Guardian - UK

Alastair Cook scores 71st first-class century as Ben Stokes makes Durham return

The Essex batter lined up against his England captaincy successor Joe Root

The Independent UK

On this day in 2011: Sir Alastair Cook named England ODI captain

Cook replaced Andrew Strauss, who retired from one-day cricket, while Stuart Broad took over from Paul Collingwood as Twenty20 skipper.

The Independent UK

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Former England coach delivers verdict on Ben Stokes' appointment as captain

Ben Stokes has replaced Joe Root as England Test captain and former head coach Trevor Bayliss has delivered his verdict on the appointment

Daily Mirror

Untroubled by Botham and Flintoff comparisons, Ben Stokes makes clear he will captain England his own way

On Ben Stokes’s first day as England captain, it was abundantly clear that he would be doing the job in his own, unique style.

Evening Standard

April the kindest month as county batters pile up the centuries

Pitches in fine fettle, bowlers out of practice and batters unscarred by failure make it a fruitful time for the wavers of the willow

The Guardian - UK

Joe Root’s resignation leaves desperate England in need of top-to-bottom reset

Ben Stokes is the favourite to succeed Root and faces an almighty task getting a struggling England team – with no head coach or director – back to winning ways with the visit of New Zealand on the horizon

The Independent UK

Joe Root’s sad but inevitable departure leaves England with huge gaps at the top

Captain’s brave decision to step down exacerbates an already worrying leadership vacuum in men’s cricket

The Guardian - UK

The highs and lows of Joe Root’s England captaincy

Joe Root’s tenure as England men’s Test captain is over after the batter announced his resignation Friday morning.

Evening Standard

A look at the numbers behind Joe Root’s reign as England Test captain

He had 27 wins and 26 losses during his spell in charge.

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Joe Root quits as captain of England's Test team

Joe Root resigned from the captaincy of the England's Test team after the team had lost series against West Indies. Full story on Dynamite News

Daily Mirror

Alastair Cook baffles fans with bizarre impression while bowling for Essex vs Kent

Sir Alastair Cook bowled one over during the County Championship match between Essex and Kent, breaking out a bizarre impression for one of his deliveries

Daily Mirror

Fans beg Alastair Cook to make England return after brilliant century for Essex

Sir Alastair Cook scored a brilliant hundred for Essex in their season opener against Kent, prompting fans to urge him to come out of international retirement

The Guardian - UK

County Championship day two: Foakes keeps Surrey on top – as it happened

Warwickshire are up against it at Edgbaston while Northamptonshire battled back against Gloucestershire

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The Guardian - UK

County Championship: Essex’s Cook and Browne ruffle Kent on opening day

Essex’s openers both made centuries at Chelmsford, while Surrey made a promising start against Warwickshire at Edgbaston

The Independent UK

Sir Alastair Cook hits century as Essex make strong start to new season

Essex batter Nick Browne and Middlesex’s Stephen Eskinazi also celebrated day-one centuries.

Daily Mirror

Jack Leach supports Joe Root claim after Alastair Cook's "deluded" England criticism

Jack Leach has reflected on England's recent tour of the West Indies, echoing comments made by skipper Joe Root

Daily Mirror

10 uncapped England prospects who could advance Test ambitions in County Championship

England handed debuts to three players during the recent West Indies series and more new faces could be introduced this summer

The Independent UK

Essex focused on further trophies amid fallout from racism scandal

Essex host Kent in this week’s opening County Championship match, with captain Tom Westley eager to get back to trophy-winning ways.

Daily Mirror

Sir Alastair Cook "bored" of Joe Root's positive spin as he slams "deluded" England hierarchy

Sir Alastair Cook is not happy with the current England captain and hierarchy, and questioned the positive take on the 1-0 series defeat by West Indies last month

Daily Mirror

Joe Root tipped to break Alastair Cook record and become England's 'best ever player'

Joe Root scored 153 against the West Indies in the second Test in Barbados and former England assistant coach Paul Farbrace believes he will go down as their greatest ever player

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