Intro:

Alistair Cook reflected on a disappointing one day international series for England against India after they were thumped at Edgbaston on Tuesday (2nd September).

India captain MS Dhoni spoke after his side's thumping victory over England at Edgbaston on Tuesday (2nd September).

Script:

SOUNDBITE (English) Alistair Cook, England captain:

(On such a big loss)

"It was a tough performance to take, yeah. To lose by nine wickets, we were behind the game very quickly and we were never quite into it."

SOUNDBITE (English) Alistair Cook, England captain:

(On being unable to get anything going in the series)

"I think that's the most frustrating thing and probably the hardest thing I've found throughout my captaincy stuff is when you get behind in series, trying to turn it around, especially in the one dayers when it happens so quickly. You know you've got to go out there and play with freedom but when you keep losing wickets it's very hard to do that. It's a really tough place at the moment."

SOUNDBITE (English) Alistair Cook, England captain:

(On if he wants to captain the team at the upcoming Cricket World Cup)

"If I'm allowed to be, that's an easy one. I don't have a say on selection and stuff, but I've captained for three and a half years with the goal to try and win the World Cup in Australia. I know that seems far fetched at the moment when we're losing games of cricket, but there a lot of really good players in that changing room. If we can improve at the rate we've got to improve at then we've got a chance."