Strauss may skip England’s tour to Bangladesh

October 8th, 2009 LONDON - Andrew Strauss has already started to plot England's defence of the Ashes Down Under. After waiting 16 years to regain the urn under Michael Vaughan in 2005, England held it on loan for 463 days before they were whitewashed 5-0 in Australia in 2006-07.

October 8th, 2009 LONDON - England captain Andrew Strauss has revealed that the Royal Armed Forces had inspired him during England's dramatic 2-1 Ashes victory against the mighty Australians. He also revealed how he wore a 'Help for Heroes' wristband throughout the series, which gave him the strength to lead from the front.On the Saturday, we were five wickets down in our second innings and still miles away from making Australia bat again.

October 8th, 2009 LONDON - England captain Andrew Strauss has said that he is hopeful of star batsman Kevin Pietersen making a full recovery to be part of the squad for the winter tour of South Africa. Pietersen has been sidelined since July following an Achilles heel surgery, but is expected to be fit for the series which begins on November 20 in Johannesburg.

September 28th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - England cricket captain Andrew Strauss has hailed his big-hitters as the team entered the Champions Trophy semi-finals. After 12 sixes were belted in the 22-run defeat of South Africa, Strauss said: "That's the best I have ever seen England bat." After losing six of seven one- dayers against Australia, England has now beaten the Aussies, Sri Lanka and South Africa in the space of a week.

September 7th, 2009 WELLINGTON - New Zealand will play six Tests, eight one-day internationals and five Twenty-Twenty matches during a busy 2009/2010 domestic international season. The New Zealand international season will begin with a three-test series against Pakistan in November and December followed by one against Bangladesh on their brief tour in February.

September 5th, 2009 MELBOURNE - England skipper Andrew Strauss has warned that banishing 50-over cricket from the country's domestic schedule could have dire consequences for the team's World Cup campaigns. The England and Wales cricket board decided to axe 50-over cricket for a shortened 40-over format from next season.

August 19th, 2009 LONDON - England cricket captain Andrew Strauss has refuted suggestions and allegations of him having a discord with all-rounder Andrew Flintoff because of the latter's omission from the fourth Ashes Test at Leeds, saying both players understood each other well, and would be going into the fifth and final Ashes Test with all guns firing. Stating that the England camp was in harmony, and adding that there was great excitement going into the Oval Test, Strauss said: "I've spoken to 'Fred' about the whole situation.

August 10th, 2009 LEEDS - Fans of English cricket taunted and booed captain Andrew Strauss as the host's went down to the Australians by an innings and 80 runs in the fourth Ashes Test inside three days on Sunday. A section of the crowd sang a tribute to former skipper Michael Vaughan as Strauss' side was hammered into submission.Strauss was also booed by a small pocket of fans.

August 4th, 2009 LONDON - Captain Andrew Strauss said that England can win the Ashes series without their maverick all-rounder Andrew Flintoff. Flintoff, who will retire after the series, has been on pain killers to ease the inflamation on his troublesome right knee.

July 28th, 2009 LONDON - England captain Andrew Strauss is worried Kevin Pietersen and other star players will suffer injury or burnout, and could undermine their Test careers if they insist on participating in lucrative Twenty20 events. Strauss and head coach Andy Flower will urge England managing director Hugh Morris to adopt a hard line over players appearing in the Indian Premier League and Champions League in future.

July 25th, 2009 LONDON - England captain Andrew Strauss will have the option to reshape the bowling attack for the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston, despite the fact that the pitch could be woefully under-prepared. Many believe Steve Harmison should be in the team anyway, the cannon ball to Andrew Flintoff's medieval mace.

July 17th, 2009 LONDON - England captain Andrew Strauss has warned Australia that he has 'unfinished business' and he would try to grind them into the Lord's pitch today. Strauss, who batted through the opening day to reach an unbeaten 161, claimed there was more to come as he set his sights on his first Test double ton.

July 7th, 2009 LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has refused the Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) proposal to play a one-day series in October. The BCB proposed to host Pakistan for a one-day series and a Twenty20 international, which was postponed in March, but the PCB refused the proposal citing some technical problems.

July 5th, 2009 LONDON - England captain Andrew Strauss has revealed that humiliation of the last Ashes defeat is the primary force behind his bid to regain the urn. Michael Vaughan's side in 2005 had reclaimed the Ashes for the first time in 16 years.

July 1st, 2009 LONDON - England cricket captain Andrew Strauss has said that he has no problem with all-rounder Andrew Flintoff boozing, as long as he knows that he is required to be fit to fire at his opponents on the cricket field. Strauss was speaking after Flintoff, 31, was disciplined for going on a drinking session in Belgium and missing a team bonding visit to the World War I trenches in Flanders.