Very sad to think that we won't be watching Cook opening up for England anymore, but I'm really glad he got a fairytale ending - a great send off for a selfless servant of the game who damn sure made the most of his ability to play at the highest level for 12 years. No amount of keyboard warrior bullcrap on here can take that away from him and the amount of ex-pro's/adversaries who have come out and congratulated him speaks volumes for him as a man and a player.
The same for Jimmy, hoping he breaks McGrath's record tomorrow, and I'm sure Glenn himself would be the first to congratulate him. I couldn't give two hoots if wind up merchants on here think he's nowhere near the calibre of Dale Steyn, I'm glad that I've been able to watch him bowl over the years and marvel at his control, skill and longevity.
To be honest, I don't think anyone of us on here can really have a valid opinion on why Jimmy isn't as good as Steyn, or Cook isn't as good as so and so. The fact is these guys have made it to the absolute top of their game and been such consistent performers over so many years. Until you've reached the pinnacle and seen the sheer drive, ambition, guts and sacrifices they have made to get where they are, the comments of wind up merchants like LeChiffre etc are worthless. Of course everyone is entitled to their opinion, it's a free world after all but in years to come Cook will be able to look back on a test career that lasted over a decade at the top with immense pride, whereas all some of the people who post comments on here can do is look back at all the bitterness and bile they've written.
It's been a pleasure to watch this series, it's been thoroughly entertaining watching players like Kohli, Anderson, Curran, Stokes, Pujara, Ashwin etc all and it's going to be an interesting next few years for this England team.
Author
Topic: England Vs India Test Matches (Read 169193 times)