Alex Turner Arctic Monkeys in mid-2002. In the early days of the band, Helders has recalled that Turner "wasn’t necessarily going to be the singer" but was the obvious candidate for lyricist: "I knew he had a thing for words." Before playing a live show, the band rehearsed for a year in both Turner and Helders' garages and, later, at an unused warehouse in Wath. Turner gradually began to share lyrics with his bandmates. According to Helders' mother, who drove the teenagers to and from their rehearsal space three times a week: "If they knew you were there, they would just stop
Nick Cook (cricketer) debut, and a best bowling match return of 11 for 83 against Pakistan at Karachi. However, Cook's next 11 Tests fetched him 20 wickets at an average of 56.75, and he was dropped. His total of 52 Test wickets were taken at an average of 32.48. In the domestic game, Cook played for Leicestershire, before later moving to Northamptonshire. Since retiring from the game, Cook has become an umpire and in November 2008, was promoted to the ECB full list for the 2009 season. Nick Cook (cricketer) Nicholas Grant Billson "Nick" Cook (born 17 June 1956) is an English cricket