• Cook says he is relishing greater freedom the head coach has given him
• Captain backs Jos Buttler to recover after being dropped for the third TestAlastair Cook believes the arrival of Trevor Bayliss as head coach on the eve of this year’s Ashes series came at the perfect time for his development as a captain,with the Australian giving him full licence to lead the team in his own image.
Bayliss arrived in the UK only 13 days before the first Test with Australia in July and is the fourth permanent head coach to work alongside Cook since the captain took over from Andrew Strauss three years ago. Andy Flower, the one-day coach, or Ashley Giles,and Peter Moores were his predecessors.
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Source: theguardian.com