Trinidad and Tobago (West Indies), Mar. 4: England cricket captain Andrew Strauss has said that Tuesday’s attack on Sri Lankan cricketers means that every cricketer in the world is a target for terrorist attack.

Strauss said: “You never feel vulnerable until something like this then you’re always feeling vulnerable.

“Wherever we go in the world, we have very good security but I suppose this proves that, no matter how much security, there is always a chance that something can happen,” The Sun quoted him, as saying.

London, Mar 3: England cricket captain Andrew Strauss expressed his total frustration after a boring draw killed his dream of winning his first series.

The skipper was helpless to prevent his bowlers being neutralised by the “deadest turf in the world,” The Sun reported.

The Fourth Test produced the astronomical total of 1,628 runs for just 17 wickets - an unacceptably warped balance between bat and ball.

London, Feb 26 : English skipper Andrew Strauss has insisted that the absence of star all rounder Andrew Flintoff's from the crunch Fourth Test starting today will not damage England's victory chances.

The fact is England win more matches when Flintoff is not in the side and statistics back it, The Sun reported.

"Clearly, we'd love him in the side, but I don't think it affects our chances," Strauss said.

Antigua (West Indies), Feb. 12 : While there has been a hue and cry over England cricket all-rounder Andrew Flintoff and fast bowler Steve Harmison going on a free booze cruise shortly after the team's humiliating defeat in the Jamaica Test, it turns out that both were given permission to go by none other than skipper Andrew Strauss.

According to The Sun, England managing director Hugh Morris has cleared both Flintoff and Harmison of any wrongdoing following a probe.

It emerged that Strauss allowed the trip and operations manager Phil Neale handed the two players their passports before they departed.

Jamaica (West Indies), Feb. 9 : England's cricketers who are currently on a tour of the West Indies will need to pull up their socks, and be brutally honest about their latest performance at Jamaica's Sabina Park, a report in The Independent says.

According to the paper, while they must move on, they also need to look back and learn, and quickly.

Jamaica (West Indies), Feb. 3 : England all rounder Andrew Flintoff has known for several years of Andrew Strauss' burning ambition to become England captain.

Freddie believes that it is now vital that the calm and calculated Strauss builds a strong rapport with the team and win the series against the Windies.