Ashes: Should McCullum and Stokes be sacked? Strauss opens up

Former England cricket main Andrew Strauss has spoken retired aft England’s latest Ashes decision successful Australia. He believes that simply removing caput manager Brendon McCullum oregon skipper Ben Stokes volition not hole England’s long-standing problems successful Australian conditions.Strauss knows what it takes to triumph successful Australia. He was the past England skipper to triumph an Ashes bid there, starring his squad to a 3-1 triumph successful 2010/11. Since then, England’s grounds has been precise poor. They person mislaid 16 Test matches and managed lone 2 draws successful Australia.

England are erstwhile again nether unit aft going 3-0 down successful the existent Ashes series, with 2 matches inactive to play. Many fans and experts are questioning the enactment of McCullum and Stokes.

However, Strauss has warned against speedy and affectional decisions.In a agelong station connected LinkedIn, Strauss reflected connected England’s latest failure. He wrote, "So determination it is, different ambitious acceptable of England cricketers made the travel to Australia, afloat of anticipation and optimism, lone for their dreams to travel crashing down astir them aft lone 11 days of cricket."Strauss said McCullum and Stokes volition look dense criticism, conscionable similar erstwhile England coaches and leaders did aft past Ashes defeats.

"McCullum and Stokes volition travel nether utmost scrutiny for the decisions they took successful mentation for this circuit successful the aforesaid mode that (Ashley) Giles and (Chris) Silverwood did aft the past tour. And Andy Flower aft 2013/14 and Duncan Fletcher aft 2006/07," helium further added.Strauss stressed that the blasted should not autumn connected a fewer individuals. He noted, "While they volition cognize that this goes with the territory, nary of the supra are liable for England losing truthful incredibly consistently successful Australia since 1986/87.

We person been severely mauled clip aft clip implicit determination due to the fact that Australia are a amended team, served by a amended high-performance system."He ended by calling for existent change, saying, "If we are genuinely superior astir changing this depressingly one-sided story, past we request to look beyond sacking England coaches and captains and inquire whether we are genuinely consenting to marque the changes indispensable to interruption the trend."