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    "editor1": "<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">London, Aug 28 (IANS) Alastair Cook has expressed disappointment with former teammate Graeme Swann for suggesting that the England skipper should stand down from One-Day International (ODI) cricket.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">Swann, who retired from international cricket during the Ashes last summer, said Tuesday that England &quot;do not have a cat in hell&#39;s chance&quot; of winning the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup unless they add more firepower to the top of the order, according to Cricket Australia (CA) website.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">The 60-Test veteran told BBC Radio that Cook and team-mates Ian Bell and Gary Ballance &quot;are not one-day players who are going to win you a World Cup&quot;.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">Speaking after England&#39;s 133-run loss to India in Cardiff, Cook said Swann&#39;s comments were not ideal.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">&quot;His remarks were not that helpful - especially from a so-called friend - but he&rsquo;s entitled to his opinion,&quot; Cook said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">&quot;But it&rsquo;s not ideal for me, especially after getting through the summer I&rsquo;ve had. I have not spoken to him about it. The phone is always open the other way. It&rsquo;s a little bit disappointing.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">&quot;He&rsquo;s a good friend and has been a supporter and it&rsquo;s not helpful at this time because I am going to go and captain in this World Cup. We&rsquo;re going to build up to that and we&rsquo;ve got a good chance although obviously if we play like that we aren&rsquo;t going to win many games of cricket.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">Cook scored 19 from 33 balls against India at Sofia Gardens as England were routed for 161 in response to the tourists&#39; score of 304 for six.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">The 29-year-old averages 37.79 from 83 one-day internationals, with a career strike-rate of 77.98.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">Swann and former skipper Michael Vaughan believe England&#39;s brand of 50-over cricket is not dynamic enough to challenge the best teams in the world.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">&quot;I used to sit in the changing room and I always felt we were so far behind other teams because we play such an old-fashioned brand,&quot; Swann said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">&quot;I love Cooky totally, but I do not think he should be bothering playing one-day cricket anymore.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">&quot;Let young people (play) who want to smash it everywhere.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">Vaughan added: &quot;We&#39;ve made the same mistake now as we did in my time, five to six years ago and in the 1990s.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">&quot;We&#39;re picking one-day squads on Test form.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">&quot;India have got power strikers all the way down. South Africa, Australia are all exactly the same. It&#39;s a completely different era because of Twenty20.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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