5 great England captains who never won an Ashes in Australia

#1 Alastair Cook

Alastair Cook

Few cricketers have been as gifted as the stylish left-handed opener Alastair Cook. Nothing describes Cook’s ability to score runs more than his high scores in Test cricket. He has more Test centuries and Test runs than any other English batsman.

Cook took over the reins from Andrew Strauss and began with a bang as England trounced India with a 2-1 Test series win. England remained unbeaten for four consecutive series that included an Ashes in 2013 at home.

However, when Cook led his team in Australia in 2013-14, England was blanked 5-0. This Ashes series was one of the lowest points of Cook’s captaincy.

He retained his captaincy even after the disastrous tour and went on to become the most capped England captain in Tests, playing 59 Tests as skipper.