Alastair Cook eased to 4/6 to play in first Ashes Test

Story by Sarah Preece on 2010-08-18 11:48:31

Following another disappointing innings from Alastair Cook in England`s first innings of the third Test against Pakistan, Skybet have eased the price on Cook to play in the first Ashes Test to 4/6 (from 4/9). Much of the pre-match talk was about the form of Cook but after getting caught behind for just six runs, the England opener did nothing to silence his critics.

Cook is 9/4 to score a half century in England`s second innings (1/3 not to) and 7/1 to go on and record his first Test century since scoring 109 not out against Bangladesh in Dhaka in March (1/16 not to).

Skybet`s Tim Reynolds said: "It was disappointing to see Cook fail to deliver the goods once again. He now need`s an instrumental knock in England`s second innings if he`s going to keep his place for the first Ashes Test especially with the form that Michael Carberry and Adam Lyth are showing week in week out on the county circuit."

To Play In 1st Test

• Strauss A 1/25
• Swann G 1/12
• Pietersen K 1/10
• Anderson J 1/10
• Prior M 1/6
• Collingwood P 1/5
• Bell I 1/4
• Broad S 2/7
• Trott J 2/7
• Finn S 4/9
• Morgan E 1/2
• Cook A 4/6
• Shahzad A 13/8
• Carberry M 5/2
• Bopara R 3/1
• Bresnan T 7/2
• Sidebottom R 5/1
• Kieswetter C 5/1
• Lyth A 7/1
• Tredwell J 10/1
• Harmison S 12/1
• Flintoff A 33/1

England v Pakistan 2nd Innings

Cook Specials

• Cook to score 50 9/4
• Cook fails to score 50 1/3
• Cook to score 100 7/1
• Cook fails to score 100 1/16