maltaseagull
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We have a very limited time in which to speculate as to why, before it is revealed.
I think he is going into Politics and will aim to be the next Conservative Leader
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Strauss gone
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We have a very limited time in which to speculate as to why, before it is revealed.
I think he is going into Politics and will aim to be the next Conservative Leader
Arkwright
Arkwright
Sad day for English cricket, Strauss has been a fantastic leader of English cricket and taken them to the top.
If it is all down to KP I think it is very childish, sit down and get it sorted, England need both players in the side / squad, come on the ECB no player is bigger than the game.
With reference to KP I really can't see any county side being able to pay his salary, Surrey have only taken him because he is still on a central contract. In which case if the situtation is not resolved KP will be left just to play IPL and The Big Bash.
With reference to Prior as captain please don't put too much pressure on him, Alec Stewart's form dipped when he was wicket keeper, batsman andskipper. Cook is the natural choice with Broad as his vice.
If it is all down to KP I think it is very childish, sit down and get it sorted, England need both players in the side / squad, come on the ECB no player is bigger than the game.
With reference to KP I really can't see any county side being able to pay his salary, Surrey have only taken him because he is still on a central contract. In which case if the situtation is not resolved KP will be left just to play IPL and The Big Bash.
With reference to Prior as captain please don't put too much pressure on him, Alec Stewart's form dipped when he was wicket keeper, batsman andskipper. Cook is the natural choice with Broad as his vice.
Hardly surprising. Forms been poor - only a matter of time before questions started beinga asked about his place in the side. if he's not /can't play international cricket, then no county, least of all Middlesex, would be able to take that contract over from the ECB.
and few england captains stay in the game for long after reliquishing the job
and few england captains stay in the game for long after reliquishing the job
Flavor Flav
Get those trousers off!
21 centuries and a part of 3 ashes victories makes him an England legend. Gutted to see him go.
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f***! Feel like crying! Strauss has been my favourite England captain for some time! A true professional!
Surely it's not a case of... Well if you want KP back in the side I'm gunna f*** off instead!
Surely it's not a case of... Well if you want KP back in the side I'm gunna f*** off instead!
I'd rather have an Englishman captaining the England team.
crodonilson
He/Him
Bopara for next captain.
banjo
GOSBTS
He dosn't look to happy about it. 
banjo
GOSBTS
Cook new captain.
Captain Cook. 
KZNSeagull
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Strauss says was going to make this decision before KP situation arose.
Retiring because of form which he did not think would improve.
Wants to leave now on own terms.
Says he does not know how KP thing will end - nothing has changed since end of Lord's test - Cook will get involved now behind the scenes.
Strauss is a good man and an excellent captain. England may miss him for a while.
Retiring because of form which he did not think would improve.
Wants to leave now on own terms.
Says he does not know how KP thing will end - nothing has changed since end of Lord's test - Cook will get involved now behind the scenes.
Strauss is a good man and an excellent captain. England may miss him for a while.
You didn't like Strauss then?
crodonilson
He/Him
Graeme Smoth has seen off yet another England captain, astonishing. Bopara for vice captain.
brightonmark1234
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i would dropped bopara cause i feel hes rubbish
banjo
GOSBTS
Strauss is a good man and an excellent captain. England may miss him for a while. This.
brightonmark1234
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crodonilson Bopara should be dropped for england cause his form is shocking
Unlike Trott, Strauss hasn't played for South Africa, and didn't just come to England for the first time as an adult mercenary.
Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
FWIW and in perspective, Strauss has been fortunate to have captained arguably the strongest ever England squads under his leadership. He has galvanised a team of individuals to play as a unit and for each other, however tactically I always found him to be conservative, and reactive rather than proactive. Perhaps I personally was too much in awe of Vaughan whose innovative field settings, bowling changes and overall tactics arguably made him a much better captain of England.
Strauss has always suffered with a slightly suspect technique that has meant over the years sudden drops in form, which to be fair to him he's always bounced back from. However as England Captain and opener, he is the one the opposition look at regardless of whether he's on 20, 30 or whatever and know he's a wicket they can get. That is a real weakness in the side at the moment.
It's perhaps an ideal time to go. The team have just lost their no.1 status, we've had the KP saga, and we're bedding in some new young players. Cook is undoubtedly ready for the captaincy and already I've been impressed with how he's handled the one day side.
Onwards and upwards I say. Thank you Strauss for all you've done and captaining England through it's most successful dominant period ever, but it probably is not a bad time to hand over the baton.
Strauss has always suffered with a slightly suspect technique that has meant over the years sudden drops in form, which to be fair to him he's always bounced back from. However as England Captain and opener, he is the one the opposition look at regardless of whether he's on 20, 30 or whatever and know he's a wicket they can get. That is a real weakness in the side at the moment.
It's perhaps an ideal time to go. The team have just lost their no.1 status, we've had the KP saga, and we're bedding in some new young players. Cook is undoubtedly ready for the captaincy and already I've been impressed with how he's handled the one day side.
Onwards and upwards I say. Thank you Strauss for all you've done and captaining England through it's most successful dominant period ever, but it probably is not a bad time to hand over the baton.
matthew
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Saw all the England players after the game when they just got the news and all of them looked quite upset