I still have ambition to captain England into the 2011 World Cup. I'm very keen to do that job. — Andrew Strauss Copy Share Image
I should and can play better. That is going to be the challenge for me. — Andrew Strauss Copy Share Image
This whole quest to win the 2019 World Cup, that was my job when I was director of England cricket. — Andrew Strauss Copy Share Image
We are a high-performance environment and guys being professional about how they prepare for games is not something that should be frowned… — Andrew Strauss Copy Share Image
After time away it always makes you realise how special it is to play for England and what an honour it is. — Andrew Strauss Copy Share Image
I've always felt that, in the past, there has been a teacher-pupil relationship between the management and the players. But the best… — Andrew Strauss Copy Share Image
I always thought we ought to recognise the blood, sweat and tears - and the sacrifices in being away from home -… — Andrew Strauss Copy Share Image
As a group of players, and as a set-up, you need to set your stall out as to what is acceptable and… — Andrew Strauss Copy Share Image
Some people get on better with some than others but what is absolutely crucial is that everyone knows their roles and responsibilities… — Andrew Strauss Copy Share Image
We've always got to look for opportunities for our English coaches to get more experience than just doing county coaching gigs. They… — Andrew Strauss Copy Share Image
There is no reason why cricket shouldn't be the number one alternative to football. And at a time when there are obvious… — Andrew Strauss Copy Share Image
I've definitely grown into the job after that difficult first Test against Pakistan. I'd been captain for the Sri Lanka one-dayers, which hadn't gone… — Andrew Strauss Copy Share
I think there will be one overarching coach for Tests and one-day cricket. I think you need one person in control and in charge… — Andrew Strauss Copy Share
I have to accept that my role is to gather the runs slowly. Kevin Pietersen is flamboyant, but that style doesn't work for me. — Andrew Strauss Copy Share
Cricket is 90-95 per cent mental. To score runs, you've got to feel good about yourself. — Andrew Strauss Copy Share
In the cricket world, with a lot of little issues that people are getting in a tizz around, I'm just like: Don't worry about… — Andrew Strauss Copy Share
When I arrived at Middlesex I was the only guy who'd been to public school and I got plenty of stick. But it wasn't… — Andrew Strauss Copy Share
But there are definitely times when I just need to write to clarify my thoughts and put any doubts to bed. — Andrew Strauss Copy Share
No one has ever doubted Kevin Pietersen's abilities as a player, he has been a phenomenal player for England for a long period of… — Andrew Strauss Copy Share
The way you speak to a team is very important - both before a Test and during the game itself. If you try and… — Andrew Strauss Copy Share
T20 has become a longer and longer format of the game. It is more than four hours in a lot of parts of the… — Andrew Strauss Copy Share
That's what sport can do to you: it gives you a lot of heartache and pain, and sometimes the ultimate rewards. — Andrew Strauss Copy Share
We have to find a way to get the two forms of the game co-existing - and that involves administrators sitting down and banging… — Andrew Strauss Copy Share
We are going to try and turn Lord's red for the day as a testament to my wife Ruth, but more importantly as a… — Andrew Strauss Copy Share
