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Alastair Cook and Peter Moores prepare to start rebuilding the England team

Sunday 20 April 2014 21:09, UK

Alastair Cook (right): England skipper says he will continue to take advice from Andy Flower on captaincy
Image: Alastair Cook (right): England skipper says he will continue to take advice from Andy Flower on captaincy

England captain Alastair Cook insists Andy Flower will have no influence in the rebuilding of the national team despite his continued involvement within the England and Wales Cricket Board.

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For Cook, Moores' arrival ends a particularly tumultuous period of his time as captain and the batsman is now looking forward to making positive strides in the role. "As a captain I seem to have got rid of two coaches (Flower and Ashley Giles) and a managing director (Hugh Morris). Over 18 months that's quite a lot to deal with. "We have been in limbo the last couple of months...you have a lot of ideas, talk to a lot of people but you can't actually follow through until the head coach came in. "Yesterday, when I found who it was, it was a weight off my shoulders. I can now pick up the phone and talk cricket."

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