Broad happy to count on Cook
ENGLAND Twenty20 captain Stuart Broad insists his authority would not be undermined were he to hand one-day skipper Alastair Cook his first cap in the shortest format of the game since November 2009 today.
Cook, who presided over a surprising 4-0 whitewash over Pakistan in the ODI series, has been added to the Twenty20 squad as cover for the injured Ravi Bopara.
England play the first of three Twenty20 internationals against Pakistan in Dubai today and Broad would have no concerns at throwing Cook into the mix.
“Straussy [Test captain Andrew Strauss], Cooky and I work pretty closely on all formats of the game,” he said. “Just because Straussy doesn’t play in the ODI format doesn’t mean he has no say or opinion on it.
“It’s the same for Cooky in the Twenty20. The three of us work very closely with [coach] Andy Flower, and that will continue. We’ve worked closely as three captains, as we have done for nearly a year now, and that doesn’t change overnight.”