Alastair Cook determined to keep England captaincy despite series loss to Sri Lanka
Alastair Cook said he had no intention of stepping down as captain after his England side lost the seventh and final match of the one-day series against Sri Lanka on Tuesday.
The left-handed opening batsman struggled for runs again, making just 32 as his team were beaten by 87 runs to slip to a 5-2 defeat in the series.
“I haven’t played as well as I’d like on this tour,” said Cook at the presentation ceremony. “I’m working hard on my game, I’m as hungry as ever to score runs.
I’m captain of my country, yes, it hasn’t gone well over the last 12 months with my batting in the one-day game, but it would feel very wrong to walk away
“You dust yourself off and you go again. I’m captain of my country, yes, it hasn’t gone well over the last 12 months with my batting in the one-day game, but it would feel very wrong to walk away.
“If that decision gets taken out of my hands then I have to hold my hands up and say I haven’t been good enough but until that moment I’ll do what I always do,” added Cook.
“I’ll work incredibly hard. I’m still incredibly hungry to do it.”
While England were down in the dumps, Sri Lanka paid a warm tribute to master batsmen Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara after they played their final international match on home soil.
