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However, Botham is unconvinced by the rationale and insists Strauss should be out leading the England side in Bangladesh. "Andrew Strauss should be with the England side," argued the legendary all-rounder. "The captain should be on board the ship - he's got... Full Article at Sky Sports
Sir Ian Botham believes Andrew Strauss and England have made a "major mistake" in deciding to rest the captain for the ongoing tour of Bangladesh. Full Article at Cricket365
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - JANUARY 18: Alastair Cook of England shares a joke with Andrew Strauss of England as they pose for photographers after Alastair Cook was unveiled as the new England captain for the upcoming England tour of Bangladesh during... View Photo »
In Test matches, you've always got to earn the right to get on top of the opposition - and that's what I thought we did well in Durban, where we forced them to stay in the field for over two days
Sir Ian Botham believes Andrew Strauss and England have made a "major mistake" in deciding to rest the captain for the ongoing tour of Bangladesh. Full Article at Sporting Life
Alastair Cook, right, was in a light-hearted frame of mind ahead of his baptism as a Test captain. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
These include Mark Butcher (1999), Tom Graveney (1968) and John Edrich (1975). None of the 17 before him were called Alastair. Full Article at Times Online
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - JANUARY 18: Alastair Cook of England poses for photographers alongside Andrew Strauss of England after being unveiled as the new England captain for the upcoming England tour of Bangladesh during a press conference at the team... View Photo »
I've learnt a lot about my game in the last 12 months. In a way, I had to repay a little of the faith Andrew Strauss and Andy Flower had shown in me. I was desperate to do what I did in South Africa and hopefully I can kick on now. Having now played 53 Test matches, hopefully I've given myself the platf...
Flower even has his own 'Margaret' and 'Nick' to help make up his mind in the shape of national selector Geoff Miller and captain Alastair Cook. But it is Flower who will be central to the decisions after he told official captain Andrew Strauss, 'You're tired!'... Full Article at Mirror.co.uk
Form is temporary, while class is permanent. I agree totally with the line from Steve Wagh - players like Pietersen play much better with top level opposition... How much longer is Pietersen going to be indulged? I remember the furore every time Michael Vaughan... Full Article at BBC Sport
Stu Forster / Getty Images Steve Waugh, the celebrated former Australia captain, has defended the right of cricketers to switch national allegiances, yet can never foresee a time when his country would call on South African-born players to bolster their... Full Article at The National Newspaper
In Test matches, you've always got to earn the right to get on top of the opposition - and that's what I thought we did well in Durban, where we forced them to stay in the field for over two days
I've learnt a lot about my game in the last 12 months. In a way, I had to repay a little of the faith Andrew Strauss and Andy Flower had shown in me. I was desperate to do what I did in South Africa and hopefully I can kick on now. Having now played 53 Test matches, hopefully I've given myself the platf...
If you accept the principle that resting players is a good thing, then the captain should not be exempt from that
Andrew Strauss is a great player and you can't get away from that - 5,500 Test runs and 17 hundreds, those are pretty big shoes to fill
We're not good enough at this stage, that's the simple answer
From our point of view that's not the case at all. Jimmy Anderson is injured and he needs the rehab time and Andrew Strauss' situation we've talked enough about before.
I am feeling pretty jaded ... It’s been a long year.
I just wanted to get it off my chest from the outset that Andrew Strauss is missing the Test in Bangladesh so that he’s in top form for the Ashes next winter
If I had concerns about that, that would have been a reason for going on the tour, but I am very comfortable with the individuals in the side and the dynamic of the side is not going to change very much
He's got a style of captaincy and a new skipper can't be Andrew Strauss, he'll do it his way. So suddenly the players think 'how are we going to play under Alastair Cook?'
It's been a long year, I do feel jaded, and I'm very conscious that in the next 18 months from June we have the Ashes and the World Cup, two big priorities for this team
It would be thrilling if Ryan is part of the Aussie squad that tries to regain The Ashes from Andrew Strauss’ men next winter.
I'm feeling pretty jaded but we as a group are very conscious of the 18 months of cricket we have coming up that include the Ashes in Australia and the World Cup
But I don't know how Andrew Strauss will feel, sat at home somewhere, when his team is playing in Bangladesh. That will probably be the time that Andrew will start thinking: 'Should I be with them?' I would personally have felt uncomfortable watching someone else captain the England team while I was Eng...
I think we were far more frustrated by the way we played than anything that went on in the review system
I'm very excited, I can't wait to start. I'm very honoured to be taking over from Andrew, but I know it's going to be a massive learning curve. Fortunately Andrew Strauss and [team director] Andy Flower have laid a great foundation
But I'm very proud of the way the team performed over the ten weeks we've been here
Andrew Strauss has provided outstanding leadership for the team . over the past 12 months and the selectors feel it is important that he takes a break ahead of an extremely busy programme of international cricket leading up to the Ashes series in Australia and the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2011
They were three and a half pretty frustrating days for us
You have to do it your own way. You can't be someone you're not ... I can't be Andrew Strauss or Michael Vaughan. I'll probably not be a gambling captain. By nature I'm someone who likes to think things through. And it is a lot of help that I'm close to Andy Flower from my Essex days.
We didn’t bat or bowl well and we’re disappointed. This defeat does leave a bitter taste in the mouth
Andrew Strauss has provided outstanding leadership for the team in both forms of the game over the past 12 months and the selectors feel it is important that he takes a break ahead of an extremely busy programme of international cricket leading up to and including the Ashes series in Australia and the I...
We are probably more frustrated by our performance in this Test than the referral system. The players did get frustrated at times when things didn't go our way. We have to take this on the chin and accept this for what it is
Straussy [captain Andrew Strauss] or [coach] Andy [Flower] have their match reports, and I'm sure things will be said in them.
When you lose four wickets in the first hour of a Test, it is always going to be hard to drag it back. South Africa never let us back in the game. Steyn and Morkel were excellent, and we were below par.
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