Andrew Strauss ruminates

Andrew Strauss ruminates on his lack of form and the probable reasons behind it.

Without any sort of window in the last 18 months – in a ridiculously crowded international schedule – to take stock, make technical changes and refresh the mind, turning it around has been extremely difficult.

As a true blue whiner he, as a first step, blames the crowded itinerary. However he redeems himself by adding.

In truth it is the culmination of a long, tiring and immensely frustrating 12 months in which little has gone my way. I have been a victim of some poor umpiring decisions, some unfortunate dismissals and a few incredibly good balls delivered at just the wrong moment. But I still have to take responsibility for my less than satisfactory contributions.

It never ceases to amaze me how the English blame anything and everything but themselves.