<P> England and Cook suffered a complete whitewash when they travelled to Australia for the 2013--14 Ashes series . They were heavily defeated in the first Test, losing by 381 runs . Cook top - scored in England's second innings with 65 but it wasn't enough as England slumped to defeat . The second match saw a similar humiliation as England lost by 218 runs . England surrendered the urn after losing the third Test, giving Australia a 3--0 series lead . Cook made 72 in the first innings but was dismissed for a duck in the second as England lost their third straight match by over 100 runs . The fourth Test saw Cook make another 50, but it wasn't enough to prevent another heavy defeat . England lost the final match and the series 5--0, with questions being asked of Cook's captaincy . Cook captained England in the ODI series but was unable to make a big contribution as England went 2--0 down . Cook scored 35 in the third match as England finally won their first game of the tour . However, they went on to lose the series 4--1 . Upon returning from Australia, Andy Flower resigned but Cook vowed to continue as captain and was later backed by the ECB to help to mould a new England team . </P> <P> Cook continued in his role as captain for the home series against Sri Lanka . In the first ODI of the series he made just 11 runs . He followed this up with an unbeaten 30 in the third match and guided England to a ten wicket victory . He was out for just one in the next match as Sri Lanka levelled the series at 2--2 . In the deciding match Cook made 56, his first half century of the summer, although it was not enough to prevent England losing the series 3--2 . Cook continued to struggle for form in the Test series against Sri Lanka, scoring 17 and 28 as England drew the game . Cook was also criticised for not declaring earlier and not giving his bowlers enough time to win the game . England lost the next match, with Cook again failing to pass fifty in either innings, with his high score in the match being 33 in the second innings . </P> <P> Cook went into the Test series against India under pressure following the defeat to Sri Lanka . In the first Test he scored just five runs . However, as the match edged towards a draw, he collected his maiden Test wicket of Ishant Sharma when he was bowling medium pace . Cook's poor form continued in the second Test when he made scores of 10 and 22 as England lost the game to go 1--0 down in the series . On 27 July, in the third Test against India at the Rose Bowl, Cook scored 95 in the first innings which showed that he was getting back in form with confidence before getting out to Ravindra Jadeja . He then went on to score 70 not out in second innings before declaring as England won the match to level the series . Although he only made 17 in the next match, his captaincy was praised as England won the game by an innings to take a 2--1 series lead . Cook made 79 in the final match of the series, which England again won to seal the series 3--1 . Following the win, Cook revealed he had considered his position as captain but was convinced by his wife to continue . After the first match of the ODI series was rained off, Cook made 19 in the second ODI as England suffered a defeat . They went 2--0 down in the series after losing the next game, although Cook batted well, making 44 . He made just 9 in the next match as India clinched the series 3--0 . Following the defeat questions were asked over Cook's role in the ODI team . However, the team bounced back to win the final game of the series in convincing fashion, with Cook making 46 . </P> <P> Cook captained England for the ODI tour of Sri Lanka . However, he did not perform well in the first two matches, making scores of 10 and 22 as England lost both games . England won the third match, with Cook making 34, although he was later banned for the next game due to a slow over rate . In the fifth match he scored 20, as England won to keep the series alive . However, they lost the last two games, with Cook making scores of 1 and 32 . The 5--2 series defeat lead to questions over Cook's leadership of the team . </P>

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