Strauss named new skipper
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OluÅŸturulma Tarihi: Ocak 09, 2009 00:00
LONDON - Andrew Strauss has been given the task of trying to unify the England cricket team after being appointed as captain for the tour of the West Indies following fellow South African-born Kevin Pietersen's resignation.
Even by the standards of English cricket, Wednesday was a dramatic day with both Pietersen and coach Peter Moores quitting their posts.Â
England cricket managing director Hugh Morris indicated there was little alternative after the "irretrievable breakdown" of Pietersen and Moores's working relationship.
Strauss stood in as England captain in 2006 when Michael Vaughan was injured and the former Middlesex skipper led the side to a series win over Pakistan. But he was controversially stripped of the captaincy for the subsequent tour of Australia.
Strauss lost form as England relinquished the Ashes 5-0 and, after a run of low scores, was dropped from the squad for the tour of Sri Lanka in 2007 before regaining his Test place in New Zealand last year.
He endured a shaky series at home to South Africa but, in December, the 31-year-old became the first England batsman to score hundreds in both innings of a Test in India although his performance couldn't prevent the team losing the series opener in Chennai.
Strauss, unlike Pietersen, is not a member of the England one-day side. He played his last match at that level more than a year ago against the West Indies in England's World Cup campaign.
England cricket managing director Hugh Morris indicated there was little alternative after the "irretrievable breakdown" of Pietersen and Moores's working relationship.
Strauss stood in as England captain in 2006 when Michael Vaughan was injured and the former Middlesex skipper led the side to a series win over Pakistan. But he was controversially stripped of the captaincy for the subsequent tour of Australia.
Strauss lost form as England relinquished the Ashes 5-0 and, after a run of low scores, was dropped from the squad for the tour of Sri Lanka in 2007 before regaining his Test place in New Zealand last year.
He endured a shaky series at home to South Africa but, in December, the 31-year-old became the first England batsman to score hundreds in both innings of a Test in India although his performance couldn't prevent the team losing the series opener in Chennai.
Strauss, unlike Pietersen, is not a member of the England one-day side. He played his last match at that level more than a year ago against the West Indies in England's World Cup campaign.