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Andy Flower, the England coach, is all praise for Andrew Strauss, who announced his retirement from competitive cricket earlier this week and believes that the former left-handed batsman should be remembered as one of the game’s great leaders.
"He should be remembered as one of the great England captains," Flower said. "He has made other people better players and helped them grow as people. In the main it's been a very successful partnership and one I'll treasure."
The Poms struggled to live up to expectations in the previous two decades but the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 4-0 at home.
England’s crown has been snatched by South Africa recently; however, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c749 coach does not want to take anything from the left-hander, who had a very professional approach towards the game.
The 35-year-old cricketer represented England in 100 Tests, scoring more than seven thousand runs at an average of almost 41 runs per innings and 21 centuries. The left-hander had already retired from the shorter formats after the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Cricket World Cup 2011.
The former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 captain expressed that Strauss played a massive role in uniting the England team after Kevin Pietersen's removal from captaincy in 2009. Flower said that the opening batsmen gained respect from the whole team, which turned out to be the
key behind England’s success in the last three years.
"He's a great bloke, a very strong man with a good sense of what is happening around him and an understanding and empathy of other people which is a great quality. He was a kind person and often saw things from other people's perspective which is important
in a leader and earned him a lot of close friendships in the changing room," Flower added.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026 has replaced Strauss as the Test captain but he has a massive challenge in front of him, with England all set to tour India for a four-match series later this year. Considering England’s recent performances in the sub-continent,
Cook’s leadership credentials will surely be tested against the Men in Blue.
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