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“He is a Middlesex man through and through, with an outstanding reputation within the game”
Former England captain Andrew Strauss has joined Middlesex’s executive board after Paul Downton left to become the managing director of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
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“His relationship with English cricket has been like an illicit affair”
Former England captain Andrew Strauss has announced that batsman Kevin Pietersen was axed since he lost the national team’s trust.
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“I’m sure every cricket fan would like to know more details because Kevin is the player more than any other who puts bums on seats”
England spinner Graeme Swann, who recently announced his retirement from international cricket, has admitted that he is absolutely “baffled” by the England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) decision to axe batsman Kevin Pietersen from their future plans.
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“I will continue to play but deeply regret that it won’t be for England”
England batsman Kevin Pietersen’s international career is effectively over after he was not selected for the national team’s upcoming limited overs tour of the West Indies and the World Twenty20 in Bangladesh next month.
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“If he is not the man to take England forward I don’t know who is”
Former England captain Andrew Strauss has announced that head coach Andy Flower should not become a scapegoat for the national team’s Ashes failure.
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“It’s going to be a big first hour”
Former England captain Andrew Strauss has announced that on “the first day” of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane, “the first hour or so is going to be really important”.
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“I will be thinking about him if I get a big one here”
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has dedicated his 100th Test match to his recently deceased childhood friend.
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“He is going to have to deal with that tag of being India’s great batsman and that is not an easy thing to deal with”
Former England captain Andrew Strauss has announced that be believes India vice-captain Virat Kohli is under immense pressure to become the next Sachin Tendulkar.
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“I think you can start pencilling his name into the starting team-sheet”
Former England captain Andrew Strauss has announced that he truly believes this is the beginning of something special for batsman Michael Carberry, who scored an unbeaten 153 against Australia A just yesterday.
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“He’s the sort of guy that when challenged, goes out and proves people wrong”
Former England captain Nasser Hussain has announced that current skipper Alastair Cook should pay no attention to ex-Australia spin king Shane Warne’s comments about him being “negative, boring [and] not very imaginative”.
