Alastair Cook is handed England captaincy (From Maldon and Burnham Standard)

Alastair Cook is handed England captaincy

4:52pm Monday 18th January 2010

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ESSEX County Cricket Club star Alastair Cook, who grew up in Wickham Bishops and played for Maldon Cricket Club, has been named both Test and One-Day captain for England’s forthcoming tour of Bangladesh.

He replaces Andrew Strauss, who is taking a rest after England’s drawn Test series in South Africa.

Cook, who will lead England in two Tests and three One-Day internationals, has been mooted as a future England captain for many years and he led his country at under-19 level.

For more on this story see Wednesday's Maldon and Burnham Standard.

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