Player power harms English cricket
"There are no excuses, we didn't handle the pressure and as a group of batsmen we were very poor," said Andrew Strauss, after the match.
But he definitely had a nightmare first match in his second spell as captain.
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However, for a new captain and a temporary coach steering the team through a difficult period that poses such awkward challenges as the Indian Premier League and probably lack of commitment is a tough ask, especially when you don't have total control over the team.
The absence of real authority in the England team has been apparent for a long time but nothing has been done to this effect.
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