Alastair Cook rues late collapse as England let Champions Trophy slip away
Monday 24 June 2013 06:40, UK
Captain Alastair Cook could not hide his frustration after England's five-run defeat to India in the final of the Champions Trophy at Edgbaston.
Cook felt England were not solely responsible for their own downfall, and was particularly aggrieved by third umpire Bruce Oxenford's decision to give Ian Bell out stumped. Television replays were far from conclusive, and he said: "I thought it was a poor decision. It loomed pretty clear that he was in." The finger of fate favoured India at that moment, but their captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni explained afterwards that he had called on them to take charge of their own destiny. Dhoni explained: "I said 'nobody could look to the left side of the pitch', where the rain was coming from. "I said 'God is not coming to save us - if you want to win the trophy we have to fight it out'. "We are the number one-ranked side - let's make it show. Let's make them fight for 130 runs and not look for outside help."
