Wife of former England cricket captain Andrew Strauss dies
- 29-Dec-2018
Ruth Strauss, whose cancer diagnosis prompted her husband Andrew Strauss to step down from his role as England’s director of cricket, has died, her family announced in a statement on Saturday. The statement said Ruth had died aged 46 of the rare form of lung cancer she suffered from in her home country of Australia. […]
Curfew as Strauss says England players not ‘thugs’
- 28-Nov-2017
LONDON: England cricket chief Andrew Strauss says his players are not “thugs” and there is no drinking culture in the team, as he slapped a midnight curfew on the Ashes tour, reports said Tuesday. The move followed Jonny Bairstow’s headbutt of Cameron Bancroft in a Perth bar late last month, which only came to light […]
Fear of failure a problem for England: Andrew Strauss
- 18-Nov-2014
LONDRES: Andrew Strauss said Monday a collective fear of failure on the part of England's batsmen risks damaging the team's chances at next year's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.