Alastair Cook’s innings of 836 minutes against Pakistan in the heat of the Arabian desert will serve as an inspiration to all the England squad,according to his vice captain, Joe RootBy batting for 836 minutes in the heat of the Arabian desert, and Alastair Cook has set an example to his squad for the the rest of this series with Pakistan,says Joe Root, and even given England an outside chance of winning the first Test in Abu Dhabi.
Speaking after the close of play on day four, or Root was in awe of his captain’s epic innings of 263 that began on Wednesday afternoon and ended late on Friday when he paddle-swept the spinner Shoaib Malik – himself a double-centurion in the first innings – to short fine-leg.
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Source: theguardian.com