The Team Holiday

Hear , Hear !

Alastair Cook  folded the newspaper  and looked around at his team mates sitting about the hotel lounge . 
Picturing his anxious looks , James Anderson  inquired suddenly , "What's wrong , Cooky ?"
"Nothing ", replied the batsman .
"Nothing ?  You look worried ", asked the bowler .
"No ..no ",  Alastair replied . He turned his head to the side  and called out to his teammates ." Alright everyone ! We won't be playing cricket for a month , so I've decided we go on on a team holiday ".
Joe Root gestured him two thumbs -ups and the others clapped dramatically .
"Sshh ", James gritted his teeth . He already had enough a headache to tolerate any kind of stupid screams , hoots , claps or whatever .
"Well ", said Alastair , leaning forward ." Decide a place "?

Successive voices followed....

LAS VEGAS !
HAWAAI!
VENICE !
NEW YORK !
CAPE TOWN !

Everyone came up with a place or something , except James .
"What about you , Jimmy "?  Inquired Alastair .
"Me "?   blurted James , though he knew that he had been asked that question . "I'd rather go to Antartica , I have had enough of you lot already "!

Eruptions of laughter , loud claps and hoots which irritated James a lot , followed .
They knew James was being sarcastic.

"Shut up "!  James shouted so loud that Steven Finn almost dropped his glass of water . 
The entire set of players  put their eyes on James .
"Quiet , will you ? I'm suffering from a severe headache all because of this Alastair Cook who can't stop opera singing in the night ! He uses a hairbrush as a mike and stands in front of the mirror , as some sort of school kid preparing for a  talent show and we share a room ,right ? It's terrible . And when I switch off the light , he turns his face from the mirror and yells BLOODY MARY  . I don't know what goes through his mind , each night , I can tell you it's quite disturbing and a major cause for my headaches ".
With that James sunk back on the sofa , yawning hysterically .
"Hear , Hear ! Lies , Lies !"  chimed in the captain .
James pulls a face behind Alastair 's back.

Everyone sniggers .
"Why can't you lot be serious "?  asks Alastair .
"No need mate , we are going on holiday "! Spoke Ian Bell , for the first time that conversation . He had been reading a magazine , listening to stuff but not participating .
"Where ? Place "? Asks the captain .
Everyone looks at each other with looks of questions , trying to confirm the place they were going to go to .
"How about you surprise us ?" Inquires Stuart Broad looking at Alastair .
"Yeah " , replied Alastair . "Good idea".