England batsman Joe Root accepts commander Alastair Cook is the right man to lead them into one year from now's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
The 23-year-old has reacted to previous England spinner Graeme Swann's claim that they require another chief to have a possibility of winning the competition.
Talking about the commander, Root said: "He's an incredible player and has got the greater part of our backing."
England face India in the second one-day meeting in Cardiff on Wednesday.
The primary ODI of the five-match arrangement, in Bristol on Monday, was relinquished due to rain without a ball being played.
England are beginning a run of very nearly seven months of restricted overs activity in front of February's World Cup.
Cook and T20 expert Alex Hales, who has been rung to make his 50-overs worldwide presentation, will open the batting with Ian Bell at number three.
Test chief Cook, 29, is relied upon to lead the group into the World Cup in February and March, yet Swann accepts the opening batsman, who has scored 2,967 ODI runs at a strike-rate of 78.16, ought to have given over control.
England's calendar before next summer
August-September 2014
5 Odis & T20 v India (home)
November-December 2014
7 Odis v Sri Lanka (away)
January-February 2015
ODI tri-arrangement v Australia & India (in Australia)
February-March 2015
ICC World Cup (in Australia & New Zealand)
April-May 2015
3 Tests v West Indies (away)
Talking about Cook, Root included: "He's our pioneer in one-day cricket and additionally Tests. He's carried out well over various years, and we all back him.
"I think he supplements individuals like Alex Hales - assuredly that could be demonstrated in this arrangement.
"We've likewise got gentlemen, for example, (Eoin) Morgan and (Jos) Buttler down the request who, as you've seen, can win recreations on their own.
"We're in a decent place, and this arrangement will be a decent judge of that."
No comments:
Post a Comment