Video: Andrew Strauss talks about role as Director of Cricket, England

Video: Andrew Strauss talks about role as Director of Cricket, England

A video of former captain Andrew Strauss talking about the decisions he has taken as the Director of Cricket, England, to sack Peter Moores as the head coach and to deny Kevin Pietersen a chance to resume his England career.  READ: England cricket must be profoundly ashamed for its treatment of once-in-a-generation cricketer like Kevin Pietersen

Meanwhile, according to AFP, former South Africa captain Graeme Smith was among several pundits who slammed Andrew Strauss’s decision to maintain Kevin Pietersen’s international exile, saying it had made English cricket a “laughing stock”. READ: Kevin Pietersen: A hero England need but do not deserve!

Strauss, one of several England captains whose time as skipper came to an end after a series against a Proteas side led by Smith, has recently been installed as England’s director of cricket.

On Tuesday, Strauss said Pietersen would remain in the international wilderness, with the South Africa-born batsman exiled from the England squad ever since the team returned from a 5-0 Ashes thrashing in Australia last year.