England captain Alastair Cook says that replacing Andrew Strauss is a 'huge' job, but ducks Kevin Pietersen question Cook, who became captain after Strauss' retirement from cricket last month, believes that the stepping into the captain's role is a daunting task but he can take heart from his early days in the England team England's new captain also demonstrated a knack for diplomacy which will serve him well in the role, failing to directly answer a question about Kevin Pietersen whose dispute with the ECB continues. Cook will lead the England Test side for the first time in November's tour of India.