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Let’s get behind Alastair Cook and help him through this poor form

Everyone has an opinion on the current captaincy situation with the England cricket team and most agree that Alastair Cook should step down and be dropped from the squad. But not me.

Cook hit 95 in the first innings of the third Test against India and showed he still has a lot to offer this side.

As they say, form is temporary but class is permanent — not that I think that Cook is world-class.

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