Dumped England cricket captain Alastair Cook tries his hand at darts
Player admits he's still struggling to take in what has happened after being sacked
Alastair Cook tried to take his mind off his shock World Cup snub as the deposed England captain stepped onto the oche at the World Darts Championships on Monday.
Two days after the heartache of being sacked as England’s one-day captain and dropped from the squad for next year’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, Cook made his return to the public eye in a light-hearted darts contest with international team-mate James Anderson at London’s Alexandra Palace.
Cook took part in a one-leg shoot-out with Anderson ahead of the fifth day’s play in the World Championships and his bruised ego may have been soothed a little after he won with a double-11 checkout.
Performing under the nickname ‘Bed and Breakfast’, Cook looked in good spirits on stage and got into the swing of things in amongst the raucous fans.
The pair then headed into the commentary box to do a stint alongside former world champion Eric Bristow, and Cook, who remains England’s test captain, admitted he was struggling to take in what the last 48 hours had served him.