Andrew Strauss

Strauss admits Twenty20 out of his league

Strauss admits Twenty20 out of his leagueLondon, Apr. 8 : England cricket captain Andrew Strauss has admitted that he is not ideally suited to Twenty20 cricket, and therefore, he agreed with the selectors that there was need for him to stand down and have someone else in charge for the duration of the second ICC World Twenty20 tournament.

Strauss says rifts in England camp have been sorted out

Strauss says rifts in England camp have been sorted outSt. Lucia (West Indies), Apr. 3 : England cricket captain Andrew Strauss has insisted that any rifts between players or between players and the team management have been sorted out. He sincerely believes the team is pulling in the same direction.

Ahead of today's deciding fifth one-day clash, The Sun quoted Strauss as saying: "There was potential for us to go off the rails but that hasn't happened. Losing the Test series was bitterly disappointing. But the guys have stuck together very well and that bodes well for the future."

Strauss tells KP to keep his mouth shut

Strauss tells KP to keep his mouth shutBarbados (West Indies), Mar. 30 : England cricket captain Andrew Strauss has warned Kevin Pietersen to keep his mouth shut.

Captain Strauss and England's management are increasingly unhappy at KP's words and actions.

Strauss, whose side beat the Windies in yesterday's one-dayer, was quoted by The Sun as saying: "Sometimes what he says is put in big headlines so he must be conscious of the attention what he says does receive."

Strauss helps England to square ODI series against Windies

Strauss helps England to square ODI series against WindiesBarbados (West Indies), Mar. 30 : England cricket skipper Andrew Strauss stroked an aggressive 79 of 61 balls to help his team inflict a crushing victory in the fourth one-day international against the West Indies here on Sunday.

Strauss made mincemeat of a Duckworth/Lewis target of 135 from 20 overs following some heavy rain and England won by nine wickets. He thrashed Lionel Baker for four successive fours and his six off Darren Sammy was plundered flat over long on with immense force.

Strauss backs Flower to be England’s new head coach

Strauss backs Flower to be England’s new head coachLondon, Mar 27 : England's cricket captain Andrew Strauss has offered his strongest support to Andy Flower to become the team's new head coach.

Strauss says he has loved working with Flower on this Caribbean tour and wants the relationship to continue beyond the summer Ashes series.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is expected to reveal the name of the new coach within days of the team flying home on April 5, The Sun reports.

Strauss rooting for Flower as England coach

 Strauss rooting for Flower as England coachGuyana (West Indies), Mar. 20 : England cricket captain Andrew Strauss and coach Andy Flower have formed a close partnership, and there are reports in the air that the former wants the latter to continue mentoring the team.

"A very close one," was how Strauss defined his relationship with Flower.

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