Cook won 36 and lost 30 of his 69 matches as one-day captain but only 15 of his wins happened in his last 37 games. He twice came close to the sack as one-day captain in the summer but was saved by Moores. England were close to making the call after the Test defeat by Sri Lanka at Headingley but postponed the decision until after the Test series to India. When he led England to a 3-1 victory in that series after going 1-0 down at Lord’s, England believed he had rediscovered his leadership skills and sacking him so close to an Ashes series next year would hit Cook’s confidence.