England's captain Alastair Cook (L) leads his team off the field after they were defeated in the fourth one-day international cricket match against India at Edgbaston cricket ground in Birmingham, England September 2, 2014. REUTERS/Philip Brown
LONDON (Reuters) - Underfire Alastair Cook will lead England at next year's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, national selector James Whitaker said on Wednesday.
The 29-year-old opening batsman has faced a barrage of criticism over his captaincy and form but will captain the team in a seven-match ODI series in Sri Lanka starting in November ahead of the World Cup which begins in February.
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