England cricket team series. However, this status only lasted a year – having lost 3–0 to Pakistan over the winter, England were beaten 2–0 by South Africa, who replaced them at the top of the rankings. It was their first home series loss since 2008, against the same opposition. This loss saw the resignation of Strauss as captain (and his retirement from cricket). His replacement, Alastair Cook, who was already in charge of the ODI side, led England to a 2–1 victory in India – their first in the country since 1984–85. In doing so, Cook became the first ever captain to score
Alan Lee (cricket writer) former England cricketer Sarah Potter. Alan Lee (cricket writer) Alan Lee (1954 – 19 December 2015) was a prolific British writer and author on cricket and horse racing. He was the cricket correspondent at "The Times" from 1988 to 1999, and from 1999, the horse-racing correspondent. He authored many books on cricket, including biographies, co-written with the subjects, of David Lloyd, David Gower and Tony Greig. In the field of racing, he wrote a 2002 biography of the jockey Richard Johnson. In 2001, Lee won the SJA Sports Writer of the Year and the Racing Journalist of the Year awards.