No captain Cook on the horizon

England opener Alastair Cook has no designs on succeeding Andrew Strauss as captain for the time being.

Cook stood in for Strauss during the Bangladesh tour in early 2010 and has been touted as a future leader of his country.

However, the Essex batsman prefers to concentrate on his own game ahead of the fifth and final Test in Sydney.

England retained the Ashes with victory in the fourth Test at Melbourne but Cook is focused on winning the final match at the Sydney Cricket Ground to secure a 3-1 series victory.

That would mean a first series win for England in Australia in 24 years and that means more to Cook than personal success.

Honour

"Who wouldn't? If it comes my way it would be a huge honour,"he said onSportsweekof the prospect of captaining England in an Ashes series.

"If it came up again it would be an amazing thing to do. I don't crave the limelight of the captaincy. Who knows the future of the team?

"It was only four or five months ago everyone in the press said I shouldn't be opening in the Ashes. To prove people wrong is always good.

"It would be lovely to finish this Test tour off with some more runs and a good England performance."

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