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London: Andrew Strauss has been given the task of trying to unify the England cricket team after being appointed as captain for the tour of the West Indies following fellow South African-born Kevin Pietersen's resignation. The board has not made it clear whether Strauss will be leading the English side during the ODIs and Twenty20 matches.
Even by the standards of English cricket, Wednesday was a dramatic day with both Pietersen and coach Peter Moores quitting their posts.
Andrew Strauss was one of the front runners for the job England's captain during the last summer but he could not attain it because of his dismal performance with the bat. Instead of him, Pietersen was made the captain. Strauss consolidated his position in the England team after scoring century in each innings of the Chennai Test during the tour to India.
Strauss lost form as England relinquished the Ashes 5-0 and, after a run of low scores, was dropped from the squad for the tour of Sri Lanka in 2007 before regaining his Test place in New Zealand last year. His batting average as captain stands at 55.66, compared to his overall Test record of 42.37.
