Cook gone

[Burney]

This may sound ungrateful but shouldn't he just **** off? We have a dead rubber to look at someone else ahead of the winter tours.

Watching Alistair Cook bat one more time is no-one's idea of a life-enhancing experience.

[WES]

Watching Alistair Cook bat one more time is no-one's idea of a life-enhancing experience.

England's all tie leading run scorer in test cricket, no? Miles ahead of Boycott presumably?

[Burney]

England's all tie leading run scorer in test cricket, no? Miles ahead of Boycott presumably?

Boycott played 108 tests. Cook has played 160.

Boycott averaged 47.72. Cook averages 44.8.

Cook's been a fine player for England, but he's not in Boycott's league.

[AFC East]

England's all tie leading run scorer in test cricket, no? Miles ahead of Boycott presumably?

At his peak one of the best openers in the world. Yeah, he's on the slide and has been for awhile, but a class act.

[Luis Anaconda]

This may sound ungrateful but shouldn't he just **** off? We have a dead rubber to look at someone else ahead of the winter tours.

This is David Lloyd's view on Twitter and has some merit. I think we will bring in one batsman anyway and the fuss around Cook may take some pressure off whoever that is. Series is won so we can afford to be generous to a legend of the game

[Peter]

This is David Lloyd's view on Twitter and has some merit. I think we will bring in one batsman anyway and the fuss around Cook may take some pressure off whoever that is. Series is won so we can afford to be generous to a legend of the game

I think its time to have another look at Vince at three

[Luis Anaconda]

I think its time to have another look at Vince at three

I'm all for having Bell back before we give that soft **** another go