导出博客文章Alastair Cook has said that England will seek to park all of the off-field hype
surrounding Mohammad Amirs comeback to Test cricket, despite reiterating his
belief that players who get involved in corruption ought to be banned for
life.However, he also admits that the distractions may help to galvanise a
Pakistani team that is eager to make amends for the controversies of their 2010
tour.Well spend a lot of time talking about it in the build-up, Cook told
ESPNcricinfo during a Yorkshire Tea event at The Oval, but once we get out there
well just be thinking about playing.Obviously its more of a distraction on the
Pakistan side, but we know they tend to get united behind distractions. But all
that stuff off the field, weve just got to park it, and were pretty good at
that.Nevertheless, ignoring the hype of Amirs comeback is not the same thing as
ignoring the threat that he will pose in his first Test appearance since the
lifting of his five-year ban for spot-fixing, and Cook in particular remembers
the challenge he posed as a teenaged prodigy that summer.Cook was dismissed
three times each by Amir and his then new-ball partner, Mohammad Asif - who was
also implicated and jailed in the News of the World sting, as he mustered 57
runs in six innings, either side of a cathartic and career-changing century at
The Oval in the third Test.It was warm and humid, it was muggy, Cook recalled.
When the sun was out it was hot and there was rain around. The ball swung.He
bowled brilliantly as a youngster on his first tour, in good conditions he was
an absolute handful, he added. But a lot of water has gone under a few bridges
since then, so itll be interesting to see how he copes and see the crowd
reaction is.But as an England side, weve got to stay away from that sideshow.
Whether you agree with him playing or you dont, thats not for us to say as
players. Its down to us to play him as a fantastic bowler.Nevertheless, memories
of the 2010 Lords Test are sure to come flooding back when the players take the
field for the first Test next week, and Cook admitted that the atmosphere on
that fourth and final day six years ago, on the morning after the newspapers
revelations that Pakistans bowlers had been bribed to bowl no-balls to order,
was one of the most peculiar he had ever experienced on a cricket field.It was
very surreal, horrible, he said. Did Swanny [Graeme Swann] get a five-for? I
dont think anyone celebrated any wickets. It was a disappointing day as we were
on the verge of what we thought was a genuine win.And thats the problem when you
fix games of cricket, or spot-fix, you tarnish games of cricket for the players,
the crowd, everyone. The punishment should be befitting of someone who does
that.Guys who are paying a lot of money to watch us want to see a genuine
spectacle, they want to know the 22 players, and the two umpires, are trying
their best, and nothing should distract from that.My feelings are clear, if you
get caught matchfixing, you should be banned for life.England come into the Test
series off the back of a convincing 2-0 victory over Sri Lanka but with recent
memories of their own 2-0 loss against Pakistan in the UAE last winter - when a
near-miss in the first Test at Abu Dhabi gave way to two comprehensive defeats
at Dubai and Sharjah. Cook, however, is confident of setting that record
straight.They are massively different conditions, he said. Misbah scored about
95% of his runs against spin, I dont think hell be facing as much spin as he did
there.Theyve got a very good bowling attack, with a lot of variety, backed up by
good spin. But it was a very close series. I dont think 2-0 quite reflected the
sides. We are a bit more comfortable in those conditions, but we were unlucky in
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