'Everyone was dreading KP's book'
In an interview with Paul Newman for the Daily Mail, former England captain Andrew Strauss opens up about the fallout from the revelations made in Kevin Pietersen's much-hyped autobiography, calling Pietersen a "c***" on air, Textgate, and England's prepa
18-Nov-2014
In an interview with Paul Newman for the Daily Mail, former England captain Andrew Strauss opens up about the fallout from the revelations made in Kevin Pietersen's much-hyped autobiography, calling Pietersen a "c***" on air, Textgate, and England's preparation for the World Cup.
'They don't have any excuses and the World Cup gives England a great opportunity in one part of the world where we should do pretty well in one-day cricket. But having lost a lot of one-day games recently they have to turn that around quickly. They can't say they're using Sri Lanka as a building process. They need to win there and win well. I look at the side and think it's a decent one. There's a lot of talk about England being too stodgy and slow but that's not about having the wrong tactics, it's about not delivering on them. England have been fearful and not playing the type of one-day cricket they need to, probably because they've been lacking in confidence.