Realisation of a boyhood dream

Alastair Cook reveals to The Daily Telegraph the feeling when he heard his name announced by David Graveney as being one of the England squad for this winter’s Ashes series. Although he had been told earlier in the day by Graveney in a telephone call, watching the press conference from The Oval was still surreal:

I was standing on a cross-trainer in the gym when the team was announced on TV. I couldn't hear what they were saying – I just watched the pictures, but it was still a pretty amazing feeling to see my name up there. Over the next few minutes, I'm sure I set a personal best on the machine.