England’s players were convinced Alastair Cook was always going to captain them at next year’s World Cup, senior paceman James Anderson said.
During the course of the recent English season Cook faced calls to be replaced as both Test and one-day captain after the opener struggled for runs in both formats against 50-over world champions India.
However, he remained Test skipper and last week Cook was also confirmed as captain for the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, with England’s tour programme starting with the upcoming one-day series in Sri Lanka.
‘For us it was never a question really, it was all speculation with the captaincy,’ Anderson, speaking at the Professional Cricketers’ Association awards ceremony in London, said. ‘From the players’ point of view we never thought anyone else was going to lead us to that World Cup, we never doubted.
During the course of the recent English season Cook faced calls to be replaced as both Test and one-day captain after the opener struggled for runs in both formats against 50-over world champions India.
However, he remained Test skipper and last week Cook was also confirmed as captain for the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, with England’s tour programme starting with the upcoming one-day series in Sri Lanka.
‘For us it was never a question really, it was all speculation with the captaincy,’ Anderson, speaking at the Professional Cricketers’ Association awards ceremony in London, said. ‘From the players’ point of view we never thought anyone else was going to lead us to that World Cup, we never doubted.