"You can bear your soul to Alice," Cook said, "and she's very good at getting you back on the straight and narrow."
It clearly worked. Cook's form returned, senior teammates like Ian Bell, James Anderson and Stuart Broad also stepped up and England won three straight test victories to beat the Indians 3-1.
After a stunning transformation, England can suddenly look forward to the visit of arch-rival Australia for the 2015 Ashes with renewed optimism.
