17-05-2015, 14:45
When people refer to the slagging off, of Strauss. what is actually in the texts is a reference to Strauss being a "doos" - this is the C word equivelant in Afrikaans and on its own is reason enough never to select him.
But if you want 12 other reasons why he should be forgotten look at Jim Holden's article in the Sunday Express in summary:
1. The is no space as Root and Balance hold his batting positions and they are in good form
2. He is toxic and alienates players
3. The Strauss insults
4. Savage attack on players in autobiography
5. Given 4 how could any player trust him not to do the same to them in future
6. Aussies are campaigning to get hi in in order to destabilise England prior to test series
7. Last winter he pleaded to play for an Aussie Presidents XI to show up England
8. He campaigned against James Taylor being selected
9. Alistair Cook refuses to play with him, so pick him and lose Cook
10. Pressure on new skipper if KP picked over Cook
11. He refuses to apologise for his book
12. He is injury prone and 35. He is suffering a calf strain after his 355 and missed the second innings and is oyt of the IPL finale he is too old for selectio over youth.
But if you want 12 other reasons why he should be forgotten look at Jim Holden's article in the Sunday Express in summary:
1. The is no space as Root and Balance hold his batting positions and they are in good form
2. He is toxic and alienates players
3. The Strauss insults
4. Savage attack on players in autobiography
5. Given 4 how could any player trust him not to do the same to them in future
6. Aussies are campaigning to get hi in in order to destabilise England prior to test series
7. Last winter he pleaded to play for an Aussie Presidents XI to show up England
8. He campaigned against James Taylor being selected
9. Alistair Cook refuses to play with him, so pick him and lose Cook
10. Pressure on new skipper if KP picked over Cook
11. He refuses to apologise for his book
12. He is injury prone and 35. He is suffering a calf strain after his 355 and missed the second innings and is oyt of the IPL finale he is too old for selectio over youth.