Alastair Cook delighted to have Kevin Pietersen back for India tour
Tuesday 30 October 2012 12:22, UK
England captain Alastair Cook is relishing the prospect of taking on India in the upcoming Test series - and having Kevin Pietersen at his side.
Following the retirement of Andrew Strauss, Cook will have a new opening partner for the first time in six years, and he is excited by the prospect. "We've done it together for six years and it will be strange to have a new partner," he added. "Of course, it is up for grabs and no decision has been made on that yet. "There is a lot of work to be done and we know how important it is to be able to combat spin. We struggled in UAE and we need to make sure we are prepared from the very first game. "It is nearly 30 years since we won in India but we know what we have to do as a side from our experience over the last six or seven months."
