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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Club will host second World Cricket Connects symposium in June, following inaugural event last year https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/395300/395332.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1470247.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1470247.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/lords-reshapes-global-role-as-jay-shah-joins-new-mcc-advisory-board-1470247 Thu, 23 Jan 2025 20:16:28 GMT Former England captain opts to move on as ECB announces boardroom changes https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/335500/335543.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1371922.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1371922.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ecb-announces-andrew-strauss-will-step-down-as-strategic-advisor-and-performance-cricket-committee-chair-1371922 Fri, 28 Apr 2023 15:49:20 GMT Former England captain warns that sport's culture has not evolved to meet modern obligations 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https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1325633.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1325633.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/andrew-strauss-winning-four-tests-change-need-for-high-performance-review-1325633 Thu, 21 Jul 2022 10:51:24 GMT Senior figures from UK Sport, FA and Manchester City also invited to give input https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/339900/339948.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1316660.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1316660.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sir-dave-brailsford-joins-ecb-high-performance-review-as-andrew-strauss-targets-five-year-plan-1316660 Wed, 25 May 2022 16:31:40 GMT Independent body will be tasked with making recommendations in time for 2023 summer https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/335500/335543.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1305588.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1305588.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/andrew-strauss-says-ecb-to-launch-high-performance-review-of-english-game-1305588 Mon, 14 Mar 2022 20:35:28 GMT England director looks to Woakes, Wood to play leadership roles with the ball in West Indies https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/326600/326653.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1300488.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1300488.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/anderson-broad-absence-a-chance-to-grow-leadership-options-andrew-strauss-1300488 Wed, 09 Feb 2022 19:00:08 GMT But interim managing director urges England to recognise "there is life beyond them as well" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/334100/334187.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1300449.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1300449.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/stuart-broad-and-james-anderson-not-the-end-of-the-road-says-andrew-strauss-1300449 Wed, 09 Feb 2022 15:27:13 GMT Strauss' cricket committee has recommended "full independent review" into county game https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/327200/327213.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1299900.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1299900.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/andrew-strauss-calls-on-ecb-to-be-ambitious-bold-and-radical-in-resetting-red-ball-fortunes-1299900 Fri, 04 Feb 2022 17:21:58 GMT ECB set to appoint interim coach for West Indies tour with squad to be picked by panel https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/332600/332661.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1299860.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1299860.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/joe-root-to-remain-england-test-captain-as-graham-thorpe-becomes-latest-ashes-casualty-1299860 Fri, 04 Feb 2022 15:33:02 GMT ECB banks on return of Andrew Strauss to bring clarity at the top after latest Ashes debacle https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/296800/296895.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1299756.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1299756.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/england-director-of-cricket-ashley-giles-fatalism-sealed-his-fate-englands-test-revival-will-depend-on-tough-calls-1299756 Thu, 03 Feb 2022 15:03:26 GMT Managing director of England men's cricket to be replaced by Andrew Strauss on interim basis https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/292800/292893.8.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1299686.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1299686.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ashley-giles-sacked-as-england-director-amid-ashes-fallout-1299686 Thu, 03 Feb 2022 17:09:44 GMT "I think it is unrealistic to expect players to go over there for months on end without their family seeing them" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/293500/293510.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1272836.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1272836.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/i-would-want-to-make-sure-the-players-families-can-get-to-australia-strauss-andrew-strauss-1272836 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With the Test ending in two days, and spinners taking 28 of the 30 wickets to fall, the Ahmedabad pitch has come into sharp focus https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/317200/317251.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1253046.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1253046.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ind-vs-eng-2020-21-3rd-test-pitch-debate-virat-kohli-says-very-good-alastair-cook-and-andrew-strauss-disagree-1253046 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England incumbents should 'relish challenge' of Ashes tour in 2021-22, says former captain https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/306800/306830.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1227900.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1227900.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1227900 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former England captain believes senior seamer is bowling better than ever at age of 34 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/306800/306815.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1227861.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1227861.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1227861 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Several Kolpak players will move to overseas contracts https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/306000/306062.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1226180.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1226180.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1226180 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ground will turn red to raise awareness for charity https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/306000/306009.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1226102.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1226102.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1226102 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Length of Test matches only part of the discussion says former England captain who sits on ICC cricket committee https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/269300/269394.18.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1212709.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1212709.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1212709 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT His new role will include monitoring and developing men's, women's and disability cricket, along with the talent pathways https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/268400/268469.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1200508.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1200508.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1200508 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former England openers honoured by former Prime Minister Theresa May as she stepped down from office https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/293500/293510.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1200167.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1200167.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1200167 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former director of cricket concerned by lack of viable homegrown candidates for England coaching jobs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/269300/269394.18.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1197451.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1197451.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1197451 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Director of cricket recalls trip to police station, and how the incident would prove a good thing for England star https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/292300/292311.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1194893.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1194893.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1194893 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT MCC to emulate SCG's pink Test, and honour memory of Andrew Strauss's wife, who died in December of cancer https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/283900/283924.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1194869.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1194869.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1194869 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ruth Strauss Foundation to raise funds for cancer research and counselling services https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/283900/283924.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1179526.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1179526.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1179526 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Middlesex 620 for 7 dec and 166 for 2 beat Leicestershire 447 and 335 by eight wickets at Southgate Scorecard Andrew Strauss demonstrated what Middlesex have learned from the Twenty20 Cup, as his 73 from 67 balls provided the impetus for an https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/128818.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/128818.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128818 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England-like resistance could threaten quality of future tour preparations https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/284400/284475.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1172178.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1172178.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1172178 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tragedy for former England captain as Ruth passes away from rare form of lung cancer https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/283900/283924.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1170264.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1170264.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1170264 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Despite reports to the contrary elsewhere, Andy Flower, Martyn Moxon and Tom Moody have all informed ESPNcricinfo they are not pursuing an interest in the role https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/264600/264643.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1168266.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1168266.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1168266 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo runs its eye over the stand-out candidates for the role that Andrew Strauss recently vacated https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/268400/268469.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1162713.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1162713.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1162713 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former England captain Andrew Strauss to spend more time with family while his wife Ruth undergoes treatment for cancer https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/269300/269394.18.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1161519.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1161519.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1161519 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England teams haven't been good enough overseas for 40 years, says ECB director https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/271700/271759.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1147400.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1147400.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1147400 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Strauss has announced he is to take an extended break from the game as wife steps up treatment for cancer https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/269300/269394.18.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1147309.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1147309.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1147309 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New measures needed to identify and nurture spin-bowling talent, says John Emburey, after failure to compete in Ashes https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/271200/271289.12.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-england-2017/content/story/1132437.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-england-2017/content/story/1132437.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1132437 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Strauss could face his "biggest decision", Pietersen warns, as old tensions are rekindled https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/270400/270472.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-england-2017/content/story/1128353.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-england-2017/content/story/1128353.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1128353 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England have been destabilised by Australian gamesmanship and need to find a solution https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/270200/270212.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-england-2017/content/story/1127444.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-england-2017/content/story/1127444.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1127444 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Strauss has said he would continue to back England's players after the Jonny Bairstow incident and does not believe an alcohol ban is necessary on tour https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/269900/269902.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-england-2017/content/story/1127279.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-england-2017/content/story/1127279.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1127279 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Strauss, MD of England cricket, wants England's players to make their own choices on and off the field. Now is the time to show they are up to the task https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/269300/269396.12.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-england-2017/content/story/1124996.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-england-2017/content/story/1124996.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1124996 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Holes in England's batting leave Joe Root facing "the biggest challenge an England captain will ever have" in attempting to win the Ashes in Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/268000/268035.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/1121398.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/1121398.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1121398 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Botham is "100% wrong" if he believes Paul Coughlin was lured to Nottinghamshire by promises of England selection, according to Andrew Strauss https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/263700/263712.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1121391.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1121391.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1121391 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Alastair Cook has admitted that he had "been to the well" too many times to carry on as England captain, as he spelled out his reasons for stepping down after a record 59 Tests in charge Speaking at Lord's on the day it was confirmed that Cook, 32, https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/258800/258826.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/1081428.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/1081428.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1081428 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Alastair Cook's decision to resign from the England captaincy stemmed from his reservations about "how much he had left in the tank", according to Andrew Strauss, England's director of cricket Speaking at Lord's on the day it was confirmed that Cook, 32, https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/258800/258804.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/1081337.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/1081337.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1081337 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Alastair Cook is expected to meet Andrew Strauss imminently - perhaps as early as this Friday - to discuss his future with an announcement expected to follow shortly afterwards https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/256500/256581.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/1075768.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/1075768.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1075768 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There are no immediate plans to change the captaincy of England's Test or limited-overs team, according to Andrew Strauss https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/254900/254941.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/1066559.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/1066559.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1066559 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Eoin Morgan, and any other players still uncertain over whether to tour Bangladesh, have until Saturday to make up their minds, according to Andrew Strauss https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/251800/251813.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1055171.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1055171.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1055171 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The BCB president Nazmul Hassan has said that the board will provide security to players' family members, journalists and fans travelling from the UK for the series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/219300/219311.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/1050525.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/1050525.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1050525 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Strauss, the director of England cricket, hopes that there will be an en masse decision to undertake the tour of Bangladesh https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/213700/213791.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/1050517.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/1050517.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1050517 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A desire to ensure the continued relevance of international cricket is at the heart of the ECB's decision to introduce a points system https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/213700/213791.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2016/content/story/1015997.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2016/content/story/1015997.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1015997 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kevin Pietersen has conceded that Andrew Strauss was right to overlook his claims for a Test recall ahead of this summer's Ashes victory https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/213100/213107.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/923155.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/923155.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-923155 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The third Investec Ashes Test will mark the end of an era for English cricket. For the first time since the fourth Test against West Indies in Antigua in 2004, 139 matches ago, England will take the field in a Test match without a player born in southern https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146300/146368.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/903965.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/903965.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-903965 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The change of attitude in English cricket seems to be genuine and permanent. Talk of leaving a legacy now means more than just winning https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/217700/217771.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/899135.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/899135.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-899135 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Strauss has insisted that England will never again view limited-overs cricket as inferior to Test cricket and suggested there will further separation between the teams in each format https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/213700/213791.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/894101.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/894101.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-894101 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After a week of bluster and hyperbole, it fell to Andrew Strauss to provide the sense of perspective required ahead of the Investec Ashes series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/173500/173577.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/893557.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/893557.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-893557 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jason Gillespie said that if it had been up to him to choose from the candidates on England cricket director Andrew Strauss's shortlist then he would also have picked Trevor Bayliss https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/213900/213993.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/881031.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/881031.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-881031 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There are plenty who have enjoyed enormous success without playing at the top level, and England are missing a trick if they summarily rule out these candidates https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/212800/212851.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/880195.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/880195.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-880195 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Strauss has insisted he will allow England's new head coach the "space to do his job" despite having already made some major decisions regarding selection and tactics https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/213700/213791.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/879549.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/879549.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-879549 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A series win against New Zealand would see England back to a respectable No. 3 in the Test rankings. A series defeat would see them slip to a desolate No.7. Hysteria could lurk, either way https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/213600/213603.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2015/content/story/878661.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2015/content/story/878661.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-878661 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The most disturbing breakdown in trust is not between Kevin Pietersen and the ECB, but between the ECB and the cricket-loving public after one of the most traumatic 18 months in England cricket history https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/213100/213111.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/874679.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/874679.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-874679 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former England batsman Mark Butcher says the ECB's handling of Kevin Pietersen will leave a lot of supporters of English cricket "confused" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/210600/210621.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/874531.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/874531.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-874531 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Strauss, newly in place as England's director of cricket, has seemingly ended Kevin Pietersen's international career for a second time by ruling out a recall on the grounds of a lack of trust https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/213100/213107.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/874345.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/874345.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-874345 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT "I want my England place and I think I deserve my England place." Kevin Pietersen wasted no time in stating his case after a spectacular, unbeaten triple-centur https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/123100/123152.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/874109.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/874109.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-874109 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Peter Moores has been sacked as England head coach after just over a year into his second stint in the job. The decision is the first for Andrew Strauss, who has been appointed as the new director, England cricket. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/212800/212851.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/872973.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/872973.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-872973 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Strauss has confirmed he would be interested in succeeding Paul Downton in the role of director of England cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/187900/187931.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/860839.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/860839.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-860839 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo runs the rule over those in the frame for the director of England cricket role to be created by the ECB https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/193500/193507.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/859637.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/859637.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-859637 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The ECB has compiled a shortlist of three candidates to replace Paul Downton in the rebranded role of director of England cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/189200/189231.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/859633.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/859633.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-859633 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former England captain Andrew Strauss has attempted to calm the troubled waters surrounding the release of Kevin Pietersen's autobiography by suggesting that the "madness" is damaging English cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141700/141735.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/788303.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/788303.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-788303 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Strauss, the former England captain, and an increasingly influential voice in cricket administration, has issued dire warnings about the survival of Test cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/188100/188151.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/786537.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/786537.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-786537 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stuart Broad has suggested that Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Strauss should go for a quiet drink to resolve their differences. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/188400/188465.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-india-2014/content/story/758189.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-india-2014/content/story/758189.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-758189 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Strauss has apologised unreservedly after a stray comment about Kevin Pietersen in the Sky TV box was inadvertently broadcasted https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141900/141997.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/757789.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/757789.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-757789 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Debate has continued to swirl around the sudden termination of Kevin Pietersen's international career, with Andrew Strauss citing a "total absence of trust" as the reason behind the ECB's decision https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/175000/175071.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/717753.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/717753.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-717753 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Strauss, the former England captain, has called for England players to be allowed to play in the IPL or risk falling behind the major cricketing nations in the shorter format of the game. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/166200/166277.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/678355.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/678355.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-678355 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Strauss, Angus Fraser and Nasser Hussain have all confirmed they are not in the running to replace Hugh Morris as managing director of England cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/21500/21514.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/678281.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/678281.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-678281 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Strauss, the former England captain, has withdrawn from the running to replace Hugh Morris as the ECB's managing director of England cricket, according to reports https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/167800/167899.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/676067.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/676067.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-676067 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Strauss has revealed for the first time how he feared his England team would be undermined by Kevin Pietersen's antipathy towards those running English cricket long before matters came to a head in August 2012. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148800/148830.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/675291.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/675291.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-675291 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With a complicated web to weave, the ECB may have identified the ultimate company man in charming, soothing Andrew Strauss https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158600/158653.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/671061.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/671061.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-671061 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Strauss, the former England captain, has been awarded honorary life membership of MCC https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148600/148695.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/603373.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/603373.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-603373 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Strauss, the former England captain, has warned that the return of Kevin Pietersen to the squad could cause "problems" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141700/141735.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/587783.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/587783.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-587783 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Anil Kumble, the former India captain and leg spinner, has been appointed as the chairman of the ICC cricket committee https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/129000/129047.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/586376.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/586376.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-586376 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kevin Pietersen has signed a four-month central contract with the ECB and will be "reintegrated" into the England team after a process of reconciliation https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146100/146189.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/585326.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/585326.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-585326 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Alastair Cook admitted that England would miss Kevin Pietersen on their Test tour of India but was unable to provide any hopes of an immediate reconciliation between the player and the ECB https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/150000/150035.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/583159.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/583159.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-583159 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andy Flower, the England team director, has said he will "treasure" his time working alongside Andrew Strauss https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145600/145649.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/580237.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/580237.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580237 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Vaughan, the former England captain, believes Alastair Cook's wealth of experience at international level gives him a head start to the Test captaincy https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149200/149236.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/580099.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/580099.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580099 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steven Finn was confident of a smooth transition between the England captaincy regimes of Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149200/149227.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/580097.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/580097.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580097 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The path for Alastair Cook to become England's Test captain has been laid out from early in his career, but that does not make the challenge any less demanding https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149200/149208.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/580027.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/580027.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580027 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Strauss has announced his retirement from professional cricket, ending a 10-year career at international level for the last three of which he was England's Test captain https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148000/148042.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/579864.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/579864.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-579864 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Strauss will not return to action for Middlesex this week after he and the ECB decided on further rest following the series against South Africa https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148000/148042.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/579684.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/579684.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-579684 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Strauss has no intentions of marking his 100th Test by resigning from the captaincy after England's 2-0 Test series defeat against South Africa, their heaviest defeat in a home Test series for 11 years. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148800/148830.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578522.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578522.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578522 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa pressed for victory in the final Test at Lord's which would seal their No.1 ranking after claiming both England openers on the fourth evening https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148800/148828.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578309.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/578309.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578309 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Under normal circumstances, the camera crews might have been at Lord's because Andrew Strauss was about to become the ninth England player to appear in 100 Tests. But these are not normal circumstances https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148600/148678.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/577536.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/577536.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-577536 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kevin Pietersen's chances of being reconciled to the England set-up and winning a place in their World Twenty20 squad appear to have receded https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148000/148066.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/577468.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/577468.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-577468 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kevin Pietersen could have played his last game for England after launching an astonishing attack on the ECB and other members of the England dressing room https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148300/148305.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/576041.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/576041.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-576041 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Alviro Petersen progressed to his best score in Test cricket to lead South Africa to 419 before England's openers negotiated their way to the close https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148000/148013.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575395.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575395.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-575395 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's bowlers took only two South African wickets at The Oval but Andrew Strauss backed them to take ten times as many in the final two Tests https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/573650.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/573650.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-573650 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Through Alastair Cook's 20th Test hundred, a chanceless innings, it was England who ended the opening day in control on a healthy 267 for 3 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147500/147504.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573037.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/573037.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-573037 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Test series between England and South Africa features six of the world's top 10 Test bowlers and eight of the top 17 Test batsmen https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147400/147459.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/572926.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/572926.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-572926 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A month after his last knock, in the third Test against West Indies, Andrew Strauss displayed the traditional virtues that his team-mates had forgotten to score more than half of Middlesex's runs in a sorry first-innings at Uxbridge https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146300/146368.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/571991.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/571991.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-571991 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With off-field issues aplenty for both teams, attention could be drawn away from what should be a match with plenty of talking points https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146200/146221.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567563.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/567563.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567563 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England will consider resting some of their frontline pace attack for the final Test against West Indies having wrapped up the series with victory at Trent Bridge https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145900/145983.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566614.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566614.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566614 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England won their seventh successive home series as they made stately work of their target of 108 to win the second Test at Trent Bridge https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146000/146015.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566502.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-west-indies-2012/content/story/566502.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-566502 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT