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Strauss believes break will help Ashes bid

Andrew Strauss is eager to resume his day job after missing the tour of Bangladesh for a two-month break that he hopes will help England defend the Ashes in Australia next winter

26-Mar-2010•Andrew McGlashan

Gayle, Strauss, Sehwag in contention

Andrew Strauss, Jonathan Trott, Virender Sehwag, Chris Gayle and Umar Akmal were the cream of the crop in the nominations for best Test innings of 2009

15-Feb-2010•Cricinfo staff

Cook defends Strauss decision

At the end of a week that has seen Lalit Modi flexing his muscles over the Champions League and the launch of cricket's first global Twenty20 franchise, England's tour of Bangladesh looks increasingly insignificant to the game's changing landscape.

12-Feb-2010•Andrew McGlashan

Warne accuses Strauss of Test disrespect

Shane Warne has accused Andrew Strauss of showing a lack of respect to Test cricket by resting for England's tour of Bangladesh, and has questioned whether Alastair Cook is up to the task of leading the team in his absence

08-Feb-2010•Cricinfo staff

Career-best rankings for Smith and Morkel

Graeme Smith, the South African captain, and Morne Morkel, one half of his hostile new-ball pair, have climbed to career-best rankings after South Africa's resounding victory in the fourth Test at the Wanderers.

18-Jan-2010•Cricinfo staff

Strauss says rest will save him from burn-out

Andrew Strauss has defended his decision to sit out of England's tour of Bangladesh, saying it is an effort to save himself from burn-out during a busy 18-month period which includes the Ashes series and the World Cup

18-Jan-2010•Andrew McGlashan in Johannesburg

England fined for slow over-rate

Andrew Strauss has been rested for England's forthcoming tour of Bangladesh, but he may yet miss more matches for England after his team was fined for maintaining a slow over rate during the course of South Africa's victory in the final Test of the series

18-Jan-2010•Cricinfo staff

Cook to captain in Bangladesh Tests

Alastair Cook has been named as England's Test captain for their tour of Bangladesh in February and March, after the selectors opted to rest the regular captain Andrew Strauss as well as their leading strike bowler, James Anderson

18-Jan-2010•Cricinfo staff

England team 'greater than the sum of its parts'

For Andrew Strauss the final Test against South Africa is the type of contest that "gets the juices flowing" with the prospect of a significant series victory if England either win or draw at the Wanderers.

13-Jan-2010•Andrew McGlashan at the Wanderers

Strauss brands tampering claims 'malicious'

Cricket has always been a game of narrow margins, but this is ridiculous

07-Jan-2010•Andrew McGlashan

Surprising starts and Strauss's tormentor

Plays of the day for day two of the third Test between South Africa and England at Cape Town

04-Jan-2010•Andrew McGlashan in Cape Town

Strauss aims to overturn history

Having rekindled Ashes memories with their draw at Centurion, followed by Stuart Broad's and Graeme Swann's second-innings demolition of South Africa at Durban, England are now hoping to avoid a repeat of what happened against Australia

02-Jan-2010•Andrew McGlashan in Cape Town

Swann moves to No.3 in rankings

Graeme Swann has crowned a remarkable year, in which he has taken 54 wickets in 11 games, by rocketing to No. 3 in the world rankings, ahead of Muttiah Muralitharan

31-Dec-2009•Cricinfo staff

Joker Swann proves his serious talent

For a long time it appeared that the five overs Graeme Swann bowled in a one-day international against South Africa, at Bloemfontein, on the 1999-2000 tour might be the sum total of his England career

30-Dec-2009•Andrew McGlashan in Durban

The key to momentum awaits

If either side can take the series lead in Durban then they really will have the momentum

25-Dec-2009•Andrew McGlashan in Durban

Strauss won't be baited by Smith

There was no way Andrew Strauss was going to reveal England's plans for the second Test against South Africa at Kingsmead, but an unchanged line-up is an increasing possibility.

24-Dec-2009•Andrew McGlashan in Durban

Classy Kallis underpins South Africa

Jacques Kallis's participation in this Test was in such doubt last week that South Africa packed him off to an oxygen chamber to hasten his recovery from a rib fracture

16-Dec-2009•The Bulletin by Andrew Miller

Captains sceptical about use of reviews

The ICC claims the majority of players are in support of the umpire decision review system (UDRS), but judging by the evidence from the England and South Africa camps ahead of their Test series, they still have some convincing to do

15-Dec-2009•Andrew McGlashan at Centurion

A battle of pride and preconceptions

England and South Africa come head-to-head in a contest that could yet prove to be the most compelling series of the year

15-Dec-2009•The Preview by Andrew Miller

Strauss calls for controlled aggression

Like the massive Highveld thunderstorms in this part of the world, the pre-series atmosphere is thick with anticipation at Centurion

15-Dec-2009•Andrew McGlashan at Centurion

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