'Limited-overs won't play second fiddle' - Strauss

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.

As a result Strauss, England's new director of cricket, played down the chances of Eoin Morgan forcing his way back into the Test team and hinted that more would be done to manage the workload of key young players such as Joe Root, Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes, who are currently involved in all formats.

"What I'm not prepared to countenance is limited-overs cricket playing second fiddle anymore," Strauss said. "That's just not right and it's led us down the wrong track too many times in the past. We've got to find a way of making sure that doesn't happen again.

"As a general rule I like the idea of more separation rather than less. I was always of the belief that Eoin Morgan when he's playing well is one of the best, if not the best, of England's ODI and Twenty20 players and it made no sense to me for him not to be in the side and not to be captain. I'm delighted how he's done so far.

"I think the more he focuses, certainly in the short term, of doing as much as he can to embed the new philosophy and style of play the better it will be for English cricket. I know he's very passionate about this four-year plan moving towards the World Cup in 2019 and he's got a lot on his plate. There's the World T20 next March too so there's lots for him to think about but he's energised and got a real buzz out of that one-day series.

"I don't think anything should be ruled out but I think for the time being his focus should be very much on the one-day set-up. If he forces his way into the Test team through weight of runs then that's a situation we can look at, but that's a long way off.

"We've got to manage player workloads and find time for them to have a break. Ultimately it will be healthy for English cricket to have a squad of more than 11 who are capable of playing one-day international cricket and Test cricket. The key is how you manage it."

Strauss, who was talking to promote a charity match to raise funds for Help for Heroes at the Kia Oval on September 17, also confirmed that Paul Farbrace had not sought the head coach role when Peter Moores was sacked. But Strauss hoped that, the next time the role becomes available, Farbrace, who remains England's assistant coach, would apply.

"I had to deal with Paul quite a lot over that month he was in charge and I found him absolutely outstanding in every department," Strauss said of Farbrace's time as interim coach.

"Paul is quite similar to Trevor Bayliss. He doesn't over-complicate the game and he was very conscious not to try to fill the void left by the absence of a coach and instead hand it over to the players. They responded well to that.

"I think Paul probably felt he was just getting used to what the England role entailed and he wasn't quite ready to go on the next level yet. He's more than happy to going back to being No. 2 and supporting Trevor Bayliss. He's got a very strong relationship with him but I hope that at some stage he'll put his name forward.

"He's probably more likely to be ready now. Ultimately Trevor is in position and we hope he has a long and productive association with English cricket. But Farby is a fantastic guy and everything we've seen suggests he could do the job really well, too. I very much hope he has now had his appetite whetted for the job at some point in the future."