Sir Andrew John Strauss is an English cricket administrator and former player, formerly the Director of Cricket for the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). He played county cricket for Middlesex, and captained the England national team in all formats of the game. A fluent left-handed opening batsman, Strauss favoured scoring off the back foot, mostly playing cut and pull shots. He was also known for his fielding strength at slip or in the covers.
Strauss being interviewed at the end of the Lord's Test match v Pakistan in August 2010
Strauss was added to the Lord's honours board for scoring a century on his Test debut
Strauss batting against Bangladesh at Lord's
Strauss is caught by Michael Clarke chasing 129 to win the fourth Test
The England men's cricket team represents England and Wales in international cricket. Since 1997, it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club since 1903. England, as a founding nation, is a Full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) status. Until the 1990s, Scottish and Irish players also played for England as those countries were not yet ICC members in their own right. England are the current ICC Men's T20 World Cup champions.
The All-England Eleven in 1846
The 1859 English team in North America
The first England team to tour southern Australia in 1861–62
The death notice printed on The Sporting Times newspaper which first named the Ashes
