LONDON (Reuters) - Alistair Cook said his decision to relinquish the England captaincy will allow a 'new voice' to help an exciting young England team reach its potential, although he plans to contribute by scoring runs. Under Cook's tenure England have faltered, drawing two of their last three series and suffering a 4-0 drubbing in India. "As captain you are part of that and I think it will be good for the team to have a new voice driving things on in a slightly different way. "It was a hard decision because of how much I've loved being captain," Cook, England's leading scorer in tests with 11,057 runs, including nearly 5,000 as captain, said. He obviously has something about him to bat the way he does," the mild-mannered Cook said.

Source: The Star February 07, 2017 16:22 UTC