Former England captain Andrew Strauss could play a role that most people would not have expected. There are reports suggesting that Strauss may appoint as CEO in Cricket Australia (CA). Recently Kevin Roberts resigned from the post. According to the news, many influential people in CA are in favor of giving this position to Andrew Strauss. The former England team captain has enough experience to play such an administrative role.
Strauss can be a big choice for Cricket Australia, which is going through a crisis due to the COVID-19 epidemic. Nick Hockley, who was born in England, is currently appointed as interim CEO. Hockley is also the CEO of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2020.
A few days ago, Cricket Australia President Earl Eddings said that the board would conduct extensive searches here and abroad before being appointed a full-time CEO. Prior to this, Andrew Strauss also served as the Director of Cricket in the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2015. His appointment brought some very good changes in England cricket culture. This change of culture inspired him to win the World Cup at home in 2019. Strauss stepped down as ECB director in 2018, citing the health condition of his wife Ruth McDonald. She was fighting cancer at the time and Andrew wanted to spend some time with her. She eventually lost the battle and later that year died of rare lung cancer.
The former opener has a good understanding of cricket in Australia. He played for the University of Sydney in 1998–99, before playing international cricket for England. Cricket Australia is in control of the loss after layoffs and a cut in salary for players is proposed. It should also be noted that Strauss has an excellent record of 100 Test matches against Australia in Test cricket. He was part of the Ashes winning team in 2005, 2009, and 2010–11.
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