Cook takes to the oche after WC snub

LONDON, Dec 23 (AFP): Alastair Cook tried to take his mind off his shock World Cup snub as the deposed England captain stepped onto the oche at the World Darts Championships on Monday.
Two days after the heartache of being sacked as England's one-day captain and dropped from the squad for next year's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, Cook made his return to the public eye in a light-hearted darts contest with international team-mate James Anderson at London's Alexandra Palace.
Cook took part in a one-leg shoot-out with Anderson ahead of the fifthday's play in the World Championships and his bruised ego may have been soothed a little after he won with a double-11 checkout.