Andrew retiring came as a big shock says Stuart Broad – Cricket News Update
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Poms suffered a 2-0 Test series’ defeat in their last outing of the home summer, which consequently forced Strauss to reconsider his future with the national side. He had already forfeited the limited-overs arena, but intended to carry on his duties in the longer version, only to take a sudden call on his future.
His retirement certainly came as a surprise to many of his players, who believed that the left-hander had enough cricket left in him to lead the side in the next Ashes series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, played on their home soil next year.
"Andrew retiring came as a big shock because I fully expected him to lead through until the Ashes series, but obviously he knew the time was right to go," he added. "Like everything he did, he left with real class. He wrote us all individual letters."
However, for Strauss it was time to go after http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-Summer-c41330 where his position was questioned by many following a poor run with the bat. In total he scored 21 Test centuries, a tally bettered by only a handful of people, but managed just four more since scoring three during his first official appointment in 2009, against the Windies.
His captaincy stint was a highly successful one, where he led the side in half of his 100 Tests. He won 24 and lost just 11 times, with a win-loss ratio of 2.18. His average of 40.91 was relatively constant, when one splits it under captain (40.76) and non-captain (41.04).
With him managing just 107 runs in six innings during his last series, and regular talks of unrest between him and star batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GC-Smith-c1473.
Broad however, has only fond memories of his time under Straussy, but added the team is looking forward to the future.
"He will always have a very strong backing within that changing room because he was a fantastic leader who took us to some great victories. It's important to remember those awesome times, but also to look forward to the future with Cook. I believe he will be a fantastic captain for England," he said.
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