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29/08/2012
Strauss Retires From Professional Cricket
England captain Andrew Strauss has announced he is retiring from professional cricket.
At a press conference in Lord's, he said his decision was spurred by a drop in his batting form, and not the fallout over the Kevin Pieterson row.
He said: "In truth I hadn't batted well enough for a long period of time now. From a captaincy point of view it's important you're not a passenger, and people aren't speculating on your future. I know from my own energy levels and motivation I wasn't going to improve batting-wise.
"It's not something that's happened overnight. It's been a gradual thing over the last 12 months, and certainly the last six weeks."
Pietersen admitted sending controversial texts, criticising Strauss and coach Andy Flower, to south African cricketers.
Speaking about the incident Strauss said: "What happened did not undermine me in the eyes of the team. It was a difficult decision to deal with but not in terms of making me more or less keen to leave the team.
"It was one of those decisions you know in your heart."
(CD)
At a press conference in Lord's, he said his decision was spurred by a drop in his batting form, and not the fallout over the Kevin Pieterson row.
He said: "In truth I hadn't batted well enough for a long period of time now. From a captaincy point of view it's important you're not a passenger, and people aren't speculating on your future. I know from my own energy levels and motivation I wasn't going to improve batting-wise.
"It's not something that's happened overnight. It's been a gradual thing over the last 12 months, and certainly the last six weeks."
Pietersen admitted sending controversial texts, criticising Strauss and coach Andy Flower, to south African cricketers.
Speaking about the incident Strauss said: "What happened did not undermine me in the eyes of the team. It was a difficult decision to deal with but not in terms of making me more or less keen to leave the team.
"It was one of those decisions you know in your heart."
(CD)
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