Crestfallen England captain Alastair Cook admitted losing the Ashes was the low point of his 100-Test career but said he was not embarrassed by the performance of his team in giving up the urn in three Tests.
England captain believes there is change of mentality in the resurgent England squad
England's humiliation defeat in Ashes has raised questions about captain Alastair Cook's career in the UK press.
England could not get what would have been a morale-boosting win but England captain Alastair Cook said he was happy with the team's preparations ahead of the opening Test against India starting November 15.
Former England cricket team skipper Andrew Strauss has slammed the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for their handling of Alastair Cook's dismissal as the squad's ODI captain.
Images from Day 1 of the 5th Test at the Oval in London on Friday
Alastair Cook is considering his future as England's One-day International captain after his side lost the limited overs series against Australia with Sunday's seven-wicket thrashing in Sydney.
Joe Root scored his 35th Test century as he went past the legendary trio of Sunil Gavaskar, Brian Lara and Younis Khan, who had made 34 centuries in their career.
An untidy shot prevented captain Alastair Cook from grabbing a place in cricketing history on Friday when he was caught at slip for 15 as England reached 83-2 at lunch on the first day of the second Test against Sri Lanka.
Former England coach Andy Flower has launched an impassioned defence of Alastair Cook, describing the under-fire captain as a cricketer who has achieved extraordinary things for his country and still has plenty to offer.
Alastair Cook faces his biggest ever challenge as England captain when he leads his young team into this year's home Ashes series against Australia.
With 10 centuries in just 54 innings over the past two and a half years, Root has gone past Sir Alastair Cook as England's highest Test run-scorer.
Bairstow's highest score in the series so far was 37, posted in the opener in Hyderabad
Alastair Cook's third successive dismissal to New Zealand left-armer Trent Boult on Friday will undoubtedly raise questions as to whether the former captain may look to end his illustrious career.
England have lost the away series in India 1-3 before suffering a 1-0 defeat against New Zealand earlier this month.
Alastair Cook has succeeded in pulling England out of Ashes defeat depression with two massive victories over India but the England captain was mulling resignation during the Sri Lanka series, it has been revealed.
Photos of the Day 1 of the third Test between India and England.
Alastair Cook scored his second successive century and Steven Finn bagged four wickets as England beat Pakistan by 20 runs in the second ODI in Abu Dhabi.
Alastair Cook scored his second successive century and Steven Finn bagged four wickets as England beat Pakistan by 20 runs in the second ODI in Abu Dhabi.
Before coming into the series, England, and captain Alastair Cook in particular, were under tremendous pressure. They first lost the return Ashes series against Australia and then the home series loss versus Sri Lanka hurt them the most.
Alastair Cook and Michael Clarke both have particular reasons for wanting to win the upcoming Ashes series that begins with the first cricket Test in Cardiff starting on Wednesday.
A look back at a few memorable showdowns in the last decade and half that had the quintessential crests and troughs of Test cricket.
Young England bastman Alastair Cook is determined to take his game to the next level -- and that could spell bad news for India.
This was Joe Root's 64th half-century in Test cricket, making him the England batter with the most fifties.
Captain Alastair Cook savoured a special moment in his glittering career after becoming the first England cricketer to reach 10,000 Test runs during the second Test against Sri Lanka in Durham.
The architect of England's win in the second ODI against India, captain Alastair Cook had thought of sitting out of the game after rain interruptions almost made it Twenty20.
England captain Alistair Cook is convinced he has improved as a batsman despite failing to score a Test century since 2013.
Alastair Cook continued to defy Australia's bowlers with a clinical unbeaten 136 to help drive England to a first-innings lead of 72 with eight wickets in hand after second day of the second Ashes Test in Adelaide on Saturday.
Alastair Cook is now England's leading Test match run-scorer.
'It's been a series of missed opportunities, in terms of catches that cost us'
England captain Alastair Cook is still hurting after the Test series defeat by Pakistan but believes his side are equipped to strike back against the world's number one team in South Africa. As he prepared to fly out with his team to South Africa on Thursday, Cook, who has never won a Test series against the Proteas, described just how important a victory will be."It would mean a huge amount to beat the world number one nation in their backyard," the 30-year-old, leading the current fifth-ranked Test nation, told a news conference. "That's the challenge we've got ahead of us.
Alastair Cook has the potential to move ahead of Indian great Sachin Tendulkar as the world's all-time leading Test run-scorer, England head coach Trevor Bayliss has said.
England captain Alastair Cook said a lack of experience on the subcontinent cost his team dearly as they fell to a first-ever test defeat by Bangladesh in Dhaka on Sunday. England suffered an astonishing collapse at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, losing 10 wickets in a single session in their second innings, and were all out for 164 while chasing 273 for victory on the third day of the second and final test. Next up for Cook is a five-match test series in India starting on Nov. 9, on spin-friendly pitches similar to the one England struggled to come to terms with in Dhaka.
England captain Alastair Cook hit out at criticism of his leadership, saying on Thursday that "something needs to be done" about the attacks, including those coming from former Australia spinner Shane Warne.
Images from Day 4 of the fifth and final Test between England and India at The Oval in London on Monday.
'There are huge talents in that dressing room and I hope to be still part of it and be able to lead in a slightly different way. I'm still excited by that.'
'But I suppose that's why I can be quite proud... Going to the well again and delivering a performance like that was pleasing.'
England captain Alastair Cook says his side accepts their role as favourites as they chase a fourth consecutive Ashes series victory over Australia for the first time in over 100 years.
England may have dominated India in the just-concluded series but ODI skipper Alastair Cook warns that the real test would be when they play Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men in their backyard next month.
