"Cook averages over 44 with the bat as captain and, even if he loses this match, has won more Tests than he has lost or drawn", reckons Gary Naylor.
A minimum of 156 overs have been lost from this Test - with only eight extra overs permitted on each of the final three days, assuming no further interruption from the weather.
The tourists lost the Tests 4 1, although Wisden suggested that the series was more competitive than suggested by the results.
Cook's team have had a run of results the like of which has never been seen in Tests – win, lose, win, lose, win, lose, win – and on that basis they are due to lose this one.
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If England win at Trent Bridge and take the series against South Africa 3-1, this will be the highlight of a grim summer in which they have lost their Test captain, their best batsman and their No1 Test ranking.
Then he lost his Test place to the veteran Steve Thompson.
It's why they've barely lost a Test series in the last half-decade.
Sri Lanka's recent record shows a failed drug test and a baffling collapse to lose a test match against England.
He never lost a Test series as Australia captain, winning five and drawing two.
