Andrew Strauss

Kevin Pietersen has conceded that Andrew Strauss was right to overlook his claims for a Test recall ahead of this summer's Ashes victory

There has been breathtaking, amazing cricket in England, but we need to ensure the next generation develops a taste for what is on offer

A recent interview with the England board's CEO Tom Harrison was a reflection of the ECB's priorities - and the issues it would like swept out of sight

The third Investec Ashes Test will mark the end of an era for English cricket. For the first time since the fourth Test against West Indies in Antigua in 2004, 139 matches ago, England will take the field in a Test match without a player born in southern

The change of attitude in English cricket seems to be genuine and permanent. Talk of leaving a legacy now means more than just winning

Andrew Strauss has insisted that England will never again view limited-overs cricket as inferior to Test cricket and suggested there will further separation between the teams in each format

After a week of bluster and hyperbole, it fell to Andrew Strauss to provide the sense of perspective required ahead of the Investec Ashes series

The Great British Public bares its soul to the men in the team's Ashes engine room. This week: the director

Graeme Fowler has stepped down from running the centre of excellence he founded at Durham University but his influence on numerous players was profound

Jason Gillespie said that if it had been up to him to choose from the candidates on England cricket director Andrew Strauss's shortlist then he would also have picked Trevor Bayliss

There are plenty who have enjoyed enormous success without playing at the top level, and England are missing a trick if they summarily rule out these candidates

Andrew Strauss has insisted he will allow England's new head coach the "space to do his job" despite having already made some major decisions regarding selection and tactics

A series win against New Zealand would see England back to a respectable No. 3 in the Test rankings. A series defeat would see them slip to a desolate No.7. Hysteria could lurk, either way

Ten years on from the 2005 Ashes, England are looking to one of their heroes in that series for inspiration

He can start by buying into the English game by committing himself to Surrey for the rest of the season

England cricket has become a subplot in the Kevin Pietersen Story and even Andrew Strauss' firm decision on his future may not change things

The most disturbing breakdown in trust is not between Kevin Pietersen and the ECB, but between the ECB and the cricket-loving public after one of the most traumatic 18 months in England cricket history

Former England batsman Mark Butcher says the ECB's handling of Kevin Pietersen will leave a lot of supporters of English cricket "confused"

Twitter reaction to the news that there will be no quick comeback to the England team for Kevin Pietersen