Saqlain Mushtaq: “Obviously, there is a need for him to sit with the best [team] leaders; have a cup of tea with them and do some gossip with the intent to learn how to take along his team”
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Legendary Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq believes that Babar Azam should have tea with former captains Wasim Akram, Imran Khan, Steve Waugh, Ricky Ponting and Andrew Strauss.
Andrew Strauss: “He had a much different outlook on life and he went from averaging 40 over the space of three years to averaging 70 in Test cricket”
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Former England captain Andrew Strauss has revealed how becoming Muslim and accepting Islam helped Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf become a legendary player.
Andrew Strauss: “It’s not beyond Pakistan to win all five remaining group matches”
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Former England captain Andrew Strauss believes that Pakistan are capable of winning their last five World Cup matches and even going on to reach the final.
Andrew Strauss: “I need to be on hand to help her and the family through that”
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Former England captain Andrew Strauss will step down from his position as the country’s director of cricket on a temporary basis to be with his wife, who will be undergoing treatment for cancer.
James Whitaker: “It has been an immense privilege and an honour for me to have been an England selector for the last ten years”
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The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed that James Whitaker will step down from his role as England’s national selector at the end of the month.
Kevin Pietersen: “From what we’ve seen on that coverage, that bloke doesn’t play for England again for a while”
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Kevin Pietersen believes that England all-rounder Ben Stokes shouldn’t be allowed to feature in the Ashes following his alleged involvement in a street brawl outside a night club in Bristol in September.
Jonny Bairstow will not be punished by the ECB
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England’s director of cricket Andrew Strauss has confirmed that the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) won’t punish wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow for headbutting Australia opener Cameron Bancroft.
Ben Stokes is expected to be fit for the Ashes after fracturing his hand
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England all-rounder Ben Stokes will continue to be vice-captain of the Test team despite sustaining a fractured hand in an altercation outside a nightclub in Bristol that led to him being arrested.
Wood last represented England in September 2016
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England pace bowler Mark Wood has already undergone three ankle surgeries, the last of which occurred in October last year, but that is not stopping him from giving up on his international career.
“Just as when Joe was made vice-captain, that doesn’t necessarily mean Ben is going to be a shoo-in to be England captain”
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England’s director of cricket Andrew Strauss has revealed that vice-captain Ben Stokes is not necessarily “going to be a shoo-in” should newly appointed Test captain Joe Root be unavailable for a match. Continue reading
