Alastair Cook will not be risked in England's opening tour match

... game is purely precautionary, so I'd be very surprised if he doesn't play the next one," the wicketkeeper told Sky Sports News. That will be against a strong Australia A side in Hobart on November 6, a week-long deadline Cook and Broad must both ...

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