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Arthur Crabtree wrote:Cook has the little extras that make him a comfortable fit for a knighthood.

this is where I am.

English
grew up darn sarf
public schoolboy and chorister
has a 'proper' accent
never called anyone a canute live on air

all he had to do was score the runs

next step........ head for parliament, targeting Sebastian Coe's old seat

PM in 10 years

jobs a good un

I'm assuming this is for his longevity as much as anything. After all, he has scored a third as many runs again as England's previous most prolific scorer, and has appeared in more tests than anyone else for England. You could argue that if that doesn't deserve a knighthood for services to cricket, no-one is ever going to get one.

I am a little surprised, still, as I thought they'd more-or-less stopped giving out sporting knighthoods except for Olympians who win multiple golds.

Durhamfootman wrote:Ah well...... I suppose that if you can get an MBE for scoring 7 runs, then a knighthood is probably the very least you can expect for 12,000

Paul Collingwood is worthy of a knighthood on the basis of being the 1st England captain to ICC tournament glory

Yeah but they hadn't won it when he had been knighted...

Colly is Sir Colly?

he is, in my eyes

Arise, Sir Paul Collingwood

Never mind the drones flying around Gatwick Airport, Andy has been handing out knighthoods from under her majestys nose

you all knew what i meant

andy wrote:you all knew what i meant

Massive congratulations to Charlotte Edwards on becoming a dame. First England captain to win the World Cup and World Twenty20 in the same year is a remarkable feat.

All hail Dame Charlotte Edwards