Time to go? - can Alastair Cook survive capitulation in India?

By The Newsroom
Published 20th Dec 2016, 11:42 BST
Updated 29th Dec 2016, 15:02 BST
England's captain Alastair Cook, second right, watches a ball as India's captain Virat Kohli, first left, wicket keeper Parthiv Patel , second left, and Murali Vijay reacts during their fifth day of the fifth cricket test match in Chennai, India, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)England's captain Alastair Cook, second right, watches a ball as India's captain Virat Kohli, first left, wicket keeper Parthiv Patel , second left, and Murali Vijay reacts during their fifth day of the fifth cricket test match in Chennai, India, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)
England's captain Alastair Cook, second right, watches a ball as India's captain Virat Kohli, first left, wicket keeper Parthiv Patel , second left, and Murali Vijay reacts during their fifth day of the fifth cricket test match in Chennai, India, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)
ALASTAIR COOK'S captaincy was the hot topic of debate after England were crushed by India on the final day in Chennai, consigning the tourists to a humbling 4-0 defeat.

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