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Andrew Strauss To Resign From His Post Of Strategic Adviser Of ECB

Strauss earlier worked as the director of England men’s cricket between 2015 and 2018. 

Former England cricketer Andrew Strauss is set to resign from his role as a strategic adviser to the England and Wales Cricket Board, the board informed. Strauss earlier worked as the director of England men’s cricket between 2015 and 2018. 

“I’ve really enjoyed my time at the ECB and am proud of having contributed to a successful period for our England teams. With increasing commitments outside of the organisation, sadly I’ve decided it’s time to step away from my current role,” Strauss said.

After England’s 4-0 Ashes defeat in 2021, Strauss was told to organise a high-performance review. After  Strauss decided to step down, ECB Chair Richard Thompson said: “Andrew has given outstanding service to English cricket over many years in a number of different roles. I’ve greatly valued the advice and expertise he has provided in my time as Chair, and have enjoyed working with him.

“We are currently implementing the vast majority of recommendations from his impressive High Performance Review, which I believe will help our England Men’s team to sustain their success. I have no doubt he has much more to contribute to the game and hope he will return in the future.”

The ECB also declared the appointments of Penny Avis, Baroness Zahida Manzoor, Jennifer Owen Adams, and Gareth Williams to the post of non-executive directors. Strauss has played 100 Tests matches for England where he scored 7,037 runs at an average of 40.91. Under his captaincy, England won two Ashes titles, as well as the number one Test ranking, in his 50 Tests as captain. Andrew also witnessed the tragic death of his wife from cancer at the end of 2018.

The former opening batsman later set up the Ruth Strauss Foundation which aims to collect money to combat rare forms of cancer. Theresa May is known to be a cricket lover and she was fast-tracked to MCC membership last year. After stepping down as the UK PM, she was seen majorly spending her time watching cricket matches.

 

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