Where does Alastair Cook rank among England captains? | Datablog

The opener retires from Test cricket with a weight of numbers behind him. How does he compare?Alastair Cook will leave international cricket as England’s most capped Test player ​ and highest Test run scorer. The fifth Test against India, his last, will be his 161st, 159 of them consecutive.As captain – before Joe Root – Cook oversaw a record 59 games, and won 40.67% of them – a lower percentage than Root (so far), Andrew Strauss and Michael Vaughan, though higher t