Pietersen's injury row takes another twistMay 23rd, 2009 LONDON - England all rounder Kevin Pietersen's injury row took another twist when skipper Andrew Strauss revealed that he first felt the problem in the Caribbean. Pietersen has pulled out of the three-match NatWest Series against West Indies because of a sore Achilles.
Strauss not worried about Ponting's tauntMay 21st, 2009 LONDON - England skipper Andrew Strauss refuses to be flustered by his Australian counterpart Ricky Ponting's taunt that he will be ruthlessly targeted by the Aussies. Boldly declaring that Strauss would be Australia's No.1 target for the Ashes series, Ponting begun a merciless psychological campaign that has been used successfully against previous opposition leaders.
Strauss would be Australia's No.1 target during Ashes: PontingMay 20th, 2009 SYDNEY - Australian captain Ricky Ponting has publicly dared England skipper Andrew Strauss to stand up to an onslaught of pressure coming his way. Boldly declaring that Strauss would be Australia's No.1 target for the Ashes series, Ponting has begun a merciless psychological campaign that has been used successfully against previous opposition leaders.
Strauss believes he has a duty to protect Test cricketMay 14th, 2009 LONDON - England cricket captain Andrew Strauss believes that he has a duty to protect the future of Test cricket. Contradicting West Indies captain Chris Gayle's view that the future of cricket lies with the Twenty20 format, Strauss feels all captains have a duty to protect the Test format.
ECB tells new coach Flower to win AshesApril 15th, 2009 LONDON - Andy Flower, who is set to become the new permanent coach of the England cricket team, has been told to win back the Ashes this summer. Flower has been elevated to the full-time position of England team director, after filling in during the three-month tour of the West Indies.
Strauss admits Twenty20 out of his leagueApril 8th, 2009 LONDON - England cricket captain Andrew Strauss has admitted that he is not ideally suited to Twenty20 cricket, and therefore, he agreed with the selectors that there was need for him to stand down and have someone else in charge for the duration of the second ICC World Twenty20 tournament. "I hope that my one-day innings, when I scored 79 off 61 balls, showed there is more to my game than being a stodgy test opener.
Vaughan's return will be a bonus for the team: StraussApril 8th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Vaughan's return to form will be crucial to England in the forthcoming Ashes series, feels captain Andrew Strauss. 'If Vaughan is scoring runs and -playing well it will be a massive bonus for us to have him in the side, there is no doubt about that,' Strauss said.
Strauss backs Flower to be England's new head coachMarch 27th, 2009 LONDON - England's cricket captain Andrew Strauss has offered his strongest support to Andy Flower to become the team's new head coach. Strauss says he has loved working with Flower on this Caribbean tour and wants the relationship to continue beyond the summer Ashes series.
Strauss rooting for Flower as England coachMarch 21st, 2009 GUYANA - England cricket captain Andrew Strauss and coach Andy Flower have formed a close partnership, and there are reports in the air that the former wants the latter to continue mentoring the team. "A very close one," was how Strauss defined his relationship with Flower.
Pitersen snubbed, Collignwood to lead in England-Windies Odi seriesMarch 19th, 2009 LONDON - English selectors have snubbed Kevin Pietersen once again and named Paul Collingwood to lead the side for ODI series against West Indies in place of injured skipper Andrew Strauss. The move has ended Pietersen's hopes of getting another chance to lead the side, even as a stand-in captain, The Sun reports.
England should start winning matches: StraussJanuary 20th, 2009 LONDON - England captain Andrew Strauss has asked his teammates to put behind the bitter episode that portrayed the team as disjointed and take more responsibility to win games as they head to West Indies. The England team embarked on its tour of the West Indies with a new captain and a stand-in coach in former Zimbabwe batsman Andy Flower.
Strauss named captain for ODIs and T20January 9th, 2009 LONDON - England's new Test captain Andrew Strauss has also been appointed to lead in One-dayers and Twenty20 matches during the upcoming tour of the West Indies. Strauss was named captain of the Test side for the Caribbean tour following Kevin Pietersen's resignation.
I have Pietersen's support: StraussJanuary 8th, 2009 LONDON - Newly-appointed England captain Andrew Strauss Friday said he has the support of Kevin Pietersen. Strauss was appointed the captain after Pietersen resigned dramatically Wednesday having lost a battle of brinkmanship with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) over his differences with coach Peter Moores.
Andrew Strauss named England captainJanuary 7th, 2009 LONDON - Andrew Strauss will captain England cricket team on the tour to West Indies next month after Kevin Pietersen resigned Wednesday morning. Strauss, 31, led England in five Tests in 2006, with an impressive series win against Pakistan.
Pietersen, Moores shouldn't have made strife public: VaughanJanuary 7th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Vaughan, touted to be the man behind the fall-out of Kevin Pietersen and Peter Moores, said the two should not have taken their strife to public. Pietersen disagreed with Moores on many issues and their relationship reached a point of no return after Vaughan's exclusion from the West Indies tour.
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