article_snippet.sent: I get fed up of people having a go at Alastair Cook,'
article_snippet.sent: the all-rounder told Sky Sports News, as Alastair Cook helped to launch this year's Blast competition - back at Edgbaston where Alastair Cook came within one more big hit of winning last year's final with Lancashire. '
article_snippet.sent: I was captain when Alastair came into the side. '
article_snippet.sent: I got a lot of things wrong as England captain, but the one thing I got right was picking Alastair Cook. '
article_snippet.sent: Alastair's one of England's finest ever players.
article_snippet.sent: But Alastair ... will get through this.
article_snippet.sent: It's nice some time when you get a bit of loving from people, and I think that's the only thing that's missing with Alastair at the minute.'
article_snippet.sent: Alastair has thrown Alastair weight behind Alastair former teammate Alastair Cook with the West Indies series ongoing .
article_snippet.sent: At 37, Alastair is still unsure whether Alastair will be playing again - having made a comeback in 2014, five years after Alastair retirement.
article_snippet.sent: Alastair does have a view on the future of Alastair ex-England colleague Kevin Pietersen, though.
article_snippet.sent: After Alastair sacking last year, 34-year-old Pietersen is hoping a welter of first-class runs for Surrey can pave 34-year-old Pietersen way back to Test cricket this Ashes summer.
article_snippet.sent: Alastair said: 'Alastair wants to play Test cricket again, but Alastair's going to have to state Alastair case. '