Pietersen sacking the low-point of Alastair Cook's tenure NICK HOULTGETTY IMAGES Alastair Cook will play his final test for England against India this week. Cook only has to walk the short distance from the England dressing room to the old pavilion for a reminder. Cook signed a three-year deal with Essex on Monday and wants to stay in the game longer term. The Kevin Pietersen sacking saga was the lowest point of his England career, along with the moments he came close to resigning as captain in the summer of 2014, when England lost matches to Sri Lanka and India. "The end of the Sri Lanka series and the Lord's Test against India, that was the lowest I was.

Source: Stuff September 06, 2018 01:29 UTC