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Andrew Strauss becomes ninth England player with 100 Test caps

August 16, 2012, 4:55 pm
Tags: ICC, Australia, India, England, Andrew Strauss, The Ashes, Michael Vaughan

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Andrew Strauss makes his Test debut against New Zealand at Lords in May 2004 © Getty Images He captains England for the first time in the absence of Michael Vaughan against Pakistan in 2006 © Getty Images Overlooked as captain for the disastrous 2006-07 Ashes series he manages only two half-centuries on the tour © Getty Images After a barren summer in 2007, he is left out of England's squad for the winter tour of Sri Lanka © Getty Images Strauss scores two centuries against an Australia in 2005 and back-to-back hundreds against India in 2008 © Getty Images He takes over officially as the captain of England after Kevin Pietersen (R) resigns in January 2009 © Getty Images Strauss leads England to Ashes victory in 2009 © Getty Images Andrew Strauss joins the elite rank of England captains to win back-to-back Ashes series © Getty Images Leads England to No 1 position in ICC Test Rankings in summer of 2011 -- for the first time in 31 years© Getty Images He has participated in more England Test victories than any other player © Getty Images He captains England for the 50th time in third Test against South Africa at Lord's in 2012 – just the third man to achieve that feat © Getty Images He just two win short of equaling Michael Vaughan (L) as the England captain with most Test wins © Getty Images Strauss scores 10 tons in his first 30 games but form deserts him after taking over as captain © Getty Images He recently completed 7000 Test runs during the second Test against South Africa © Getty Images He also needs one catch to become England’s player with highest catches in Tests, breaking his current tie on 120 with Ian Botham and Colin Cowdrey © Getty Images Becomes the ninth England player to play in 100 Tests when he leads his team against South Africa on August 16 © Getty Images