Cook remains as captain in England\\\'s WC squad
Sunday, 7 December 2014
LONDON, Dec 6 (AFP): England confirmed Alastair Cook as captain for next year's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand after naming their provisional 30-man squad on Saturday.
National selector James Whitaker had made it clear before England embarked on their current one-day international tour of Sri Lanka that Cook would be in charge for the World Cup despite questions about his leadership and form with the bat.
Preliminary 30-man England squad for next year's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, announced by the England and Wales Cricket Board on Saturday:
Preliminary squad: Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Jonathan Bairstow, Gary Ballance, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Jack Brooks, Jos Buttler, Alastair Cook (capt), Steven Finn, Harry Gurney, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Craig Kieswetter, Eoin Morgan, Stephen Parry, Samit Patel, Liam Plunkett, Boyd Rankin, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, James Taylor, James Tredwell, James Vince, Chris Woakes, Luke Wright