With England clearly in a developmental phase of their attempts to become number one in world cricket, Andrew Strauss has opted to leave his side in the hands of his number two Alistair Cook, for the forthcoming tour of Bangladesh. With key elements of the squad Kevin Pietersen and Stuart Broad clearly in need of some direct leadership right now, the timing of his break is somewhat baffling. Yet again, however, England have opted to focus on nothing but the impending Ashes series.

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Despite concluding the tour in inglorious fashion, England secured a result that seemed beyond their means here in South Africa. A drawn Twenty20 series, victory in the ODI series and a drawn Test series – England would certainly have settled for that before the tour commenced. Coupled with the good results are the rejuvenated performances of one or two members of the setup who were undoubtedly beginning to the feel the heat a little following some lacklustre displays. In short, there are more positives than negatives to emanate from South Africa for England.
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England captain Andrew Strauss will be ‘rested’ for the forthcoming tour of Bangladesh, and Alastair Cook will lead the team.

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England were humiliated in the final Test against South Africa, succumbing easily before lunch on the fourth day.
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It has been an oft used word of late, but England have all of the momentum going into the final Test of this so-far magnificent series. They had all the momentum going into Cape Town too, and nearly lost, so with the momentum also comes the pressure.

Pietersen has a point to prove
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The Third Test result was England’s third unlikely draw in 6 months, and the second of the series in South Africa – that sort of frequency suggests that it’s no fluke, and it could start having an impact on opposition tactics.

Smith should have set a smaller target
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It was another thrilling Test match climax as Graham Onions and Graeme Swann were left to see out the last few overs to save the match. The draw means that England cannot lose the series.
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