Alastair Cook for England A

[Andy Mellon]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cric...ex/4267601.stmAlastair Cook has been called up for England A to replace Kevin Pietersen!?!? I know he's a good prospect, but seriously - he was in no kind of form at all this season and there must be people ahead of him in the pecking order!

[Milo]

Did he not score some runs in a tour match against the WIndies for the MCC? Maybe the selectors gave additional (and I agree unfair) credence to this game. I suppose the two centuries Key got against NZ were the primary reason for his selection in the test side last summer.