Andrew Strauss is becoming one of England's finest leaders. He was left with mixed feelings on Sunday as England finished tied with India on 338. Strauss' 158 was the highest ever score from an English captain in World Cup history. It is easy to forget that in the 2007 Caribbean World Cup Strauss was dropped after scoring only 83 runs in 4 games. Strauss has now silenced critics that felt he was a 'one-dimensional' batsman and has developed an authority that his fellow players admire and succeed under. It is clear to see that whilst Strauss is on the field England play calm and confident cricket. For the final 7 overs of the game Strauss could only watch from the boundary. Having spent 321 minutes on the field with only 20 minutes break between innings Strauss was pivotal in silencing the lively Bangalore crowd on several occasions, unfortunately India had something to cheer as they salvaged a tie. Anyways England are back in contention in the competition. So let's get the support up and running, this clip should help:
Cue an Irish surprise!