Tendulkar retires from ODIs

[Cooldude]

Cook's on 87 tests currently and he's only 28.

Are there many English captains who last that long at the top level once they've taken the captaincy?

English captains tend to hit a wall eventually and the fickle nature of the nation destroys them.

Also, all English captains seem to go bald eventually, goodbye Cook's fine head of hair

 

[alfy!]

Insanely good article, a must read for cricket fans:

http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/current/story/598402.html