After taking over captaincy of the side Strauss led England to successive Ashes triumphs and took them to the top of the test rankings for the first time, however recently things have begun to go south.
England were well beaten by South Africa in the test series and lost the no.1 ranking, then lost their one day ranking after another defeat by South Africa, added to that the saga around Kevin Pietersen and Strauss must have felt like he couldn’t do much more and that it was time to go.
Strauss stepping down is a blow to English cricket at a time when the team needs stability and strong leadership, his departure at this time leaves the future looking about as promising as English summer.
While there are some good
young players in the side, his replacement Cook being one of them, if Kevin
Pietersen is, as it seems, no longer part of the England set-up then the side
suddenly doesn’t look as impressive.
Yes we have a great
bowling attack but losing two first choice batsmen in a matter of weeks would
damage any side.
I’m trying to remain positive,
but when a successful captain steps down it’s hardly a moment for optimism.
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