Cricket News sort by Andrew John Strauss

News and Scorecard Update of ICC Combined Associate and Affiliate XI Vs England XI at Dubai.

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his English counterpart Andrew Strauss were united in their praise of Sachin Tendulkar with the batting great on the verge of another landmark.

He was out of touch against Sri Lanka but England captain Andrew Strauss is hoping to lead from the front against world number one India in the four-match Test series starting on July 21. Strauss retired from limited-overs cricket after the World Cup earlier this year and has had just one LV County Championship outing for Middlesex since England sealed a 1-0 Test series win over Sri Lanka last month

Andrew Strauss praised his England team's ruthless winning mentality after they turned what seemed like a certain draw in the first test against Sri Lanka on Monday into a remarkable victory.

England have named Alastair Cook as captain of their One-Day International team and Stuart Broad as skipper of their Twenty20 side following Andrew Strauss's decision to retire from limited overs cricket at international level.

Alastair Cook scored a career best of 235 not out while Andrew Strauss and Jonathan Trott scored centuries to help England pull off an incredible draw despite having their backs to the wall.

Brisbane: Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook shared a 188-run opening stand to lead England to 238-1 at tea on the fourth day as the tourists worked to save the first Ashes Test against Australia.