adminSYDNEY. — Shane Warne has blasted Alastair Cook’s captaincy as boring and negative, warning that Australia will regain the Ashes cricket title if the England skipper does not show more imagination. The Australian Test great also said England would be better served by having Michael Carberry opening their innings rather than Joe Root. In an interview with the British press and widely reported in Australia yesterday, Warne had harsh words about Cook’s captaincy as England bid for their fourth straight Ashes series triumph in the series starting this month.
“Cook can be negative, boring, not very imaginative – and still win and be pretty happy,” Warne said. “But I think he needs to be more imaginative.
If Australia play well and he continues to captain the way he does, I think England are going to lose the series.
“He lets the game drift. He waits for the game to come to him. I don’t think he can captain the side like that.
“For me, (Australia’s) Michael Clarke is the best captain in the world at the moment. He just has a lot of imagination. — AFP.
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