Alastair Cook has slammed the ECB for the timing of his dismissal as one-day captain , claiming the World Cup shambles which followed has shattered the players ' confidence . Cook 's forthright views increase the pressure on head coach Peter Moores and managing director Paul Downton on the day the Test squad to tour West Indies was announced . Speaking in Abu Dhabi , where he is preparing to play for the MCC , Cook said defeats by Australia and New Zealand proved that the decision to axe him was , with hindsight , incorrect . Alastair Cook was removed as England one-day captain in December , before the cricket World Cup . England 's cricketers were eliminated from the World Cup at the group stage by Bangladesh . Cook believes hindsight has proved the ECB wrong to remove him as captain before the tournament . Cook told The Daily Telegraph : ' I ca n't speak about what 's gone on there in depth , but you always back yourself , and I would have loved to have had the opportunity that was taken away from me . 'The selectors made that decision because they thought it was the best for English cricket . Hindsight has probably proved them wrong , but now it 's very easy to say that . ' He added : ' I would n't say all of it [ confidence ] has been [ shattered ] , but a hell of a lot of it has been . You have to remember that it is a different format and you get a change , but all teams are grouped under the same English cricket umbrella , and we ca n't be naive enough to think that it 's not . 'We have a repairing job to do , and the only way of doing that is by playing some good cricket and start winning . 'We built that momentum a little bit after the Ashes 14 or 15 months ago with a slightly younger side , including the likes of Gary Ballance and Joe Root . There was a feel-good factor about the English game in the middle of August after the Test matches . Since then , it 's been tough going . We 've got to rebuild again . ' Cook ( right ) feels England have to rebuild the feel good factor that followed Test success against India . Cook ( left ) will lead England in three tests in the West Indies in April , before New Zealand visit in May . Cook feels the ECB have highlighted the perils of changing captain so close to an international tournament . Cook would have loved the opportunity to complete a challenge he was set when named Andrew Strauss ' successor as ODI captain after the previous World Cup in 2011 . ' I was there for three-and-a-half years trying to do a job , ' he said . 'We got to No 1 in the world with a full-strength side and got to the final of the Champions Trophy . There were things I can be very proud of . 'As any captain will tell you , leading your country in a World Cup is a huge honour and one that can never be taken lightly . I was very much looking forward to that . ' I understand the pressure I was under . I was n't scoring the runs I should , or could have been scoring so I understand that my position was in jeopardy . 'But I think you saw in Australia the dangers of making such a big decision so close to the tournament . Cook ( left ) was struggling for runs in one-day cricket when the ECB decided to remove him as captain . Cook believes that England would have made it out of their group at the World Cup if he had been there . ' I do n't know what 's gone on on that tour ... but it did look like the lads were shell-shocked from the first two games . 'Whether I would have made a difference , I do n't know . 'But I was fully confident we would get out of our group . ' VIDEO Morgan has 'no regrets ' over failed England campaign .
Alastair Cook was removed as England one-day captain before World Cup . The ECB said it had been in contact with the players and their representatives over the decision to remove Cook.