It was a moment mirrored in the second half when Holosko broke away again and slipped the ball into space in the penalty area, only for the skipper to hook it wide of a beckoning goal.
In the pursuit of such a modest target, England were virtually untroubled, with the partnership of Taylor and Edwards only broken when the skipper patted a return catch to spinner Luus to fall for 36.
Cook, the Test and one-day captain, has been backed by the England and Wales Cricket Board even though he has become only the third England skipper in history to suffer an Ashes whitewash.
He saw his side bowled out for 51 by West Indies in his first match in charge, but from there took England to the top of the world rankings and on the way became only the third English skipper, after Mike Brearley and Len Hutton, to win the Ashes home and away.
"I miss her terribly," said Van Liew, the consistent leader among the Class II boats and the only returning skipper in this year's race.
It was only when I saw the skipper hand an envelope to a customs officer on the quayside at Imperia that I began reconsidering the nature of our cargo.
He is the only skipper to helm multiple pennant winners in each circuit.
It is now the only remaining skipper school in Denmark with some 100 students from the whole of Scandinavia and 15 staff.
The skipper has only recently turned 27 but has a CV the envy of any footballer, highlighted by three flags, five All-Australian selections (two as captain) and three best and fairests.
Stoney, 30, not only skippers the Lady Imps but is the England captain as well, so it was no surprise that the commanding defender was selected by her national manager, Hope Powell, to lead the GB side.
