the blast 's stock is at a new high , in its second year and 12th for the twenty20 domestic format , with the england and wales cricket board announcing much-improved advance ticket sales and a clutch of overseas superstars such as brendon mccullum set to take part .
cook , however , is at a much lower ebb as his quest for a long overdue test century - to add to his record 25 - brought him two more failures at the top of the order in the opening match of england 's series in the west .