Alastair Cook said that his team has played good cricket and they are looking forward to the fourth Test against India, says a report in The Hindu.
“It is a big match: Always is any Test match. It’s an incredible situation we find ourselves in. We’ve played some really good cricket to get there. And we are desperately keen as a side to continue doing that. We have played some really tough cricket. If we want to continue doing that, we need to continue in that frame of mind,” he said.
England are leading 2-1 in the series and Cook is very happy with the fact. “I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the character we have shown from Ahmedabad. I said after Ahmedabad that if we could play to our potential, we have a chance to win. And to play as well as we have done in those two games hasn’t surprised me as such, but has pleased me,” he said.
On the fourth Test, he said, “When you’re out there, you have to be focussed on what your job is and what the state of the game is, and you have to be ruthless in taking that emotion out.”
On his batting, he said, “The ideal way is to be calm at the crease when you’re batting. Shouldn’t let the situation dictate the way you play. It’s obviously easier when you’re in good form because you are not worrying about your technique much unlike someone who is out of form. We just need to continue on the path we have shown.”
Meanwhile, The Times of India reports that Alastair Cook is back at the ground where he made his debut.
"It feels like such a long time ago that I made by debut. It's a shame in a way that we are not playing in that old stadium...for me too, as a personal thing. But the facilities here are incredible. For me, personally, the other one had lots of sentimental value. But hopefully, by the end of the five days, this one will too," Cook said.