England captain Andrew Strauss quits cricket

August 29, 2012 16:29

Just in: England captain Andrew Strauss has retired from all forms of cricket, reports BBC. Batsman Strauss played 100 Tests and skippered his country in 50 of them. During his time in charge, England were ranked the world's best Test team for the first time. One-day captain Alastair Cook is taking over from Strauss and will lead his country in the four-Test series against India in November.

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