03-10-2018 13:12 via theguardian.com

Andrew Strauss steps down as director of England cricket

• Strauss has been supporting wife, who has cancer
• Andy Flower, Alec Stewart and Ashley Giles could be in frameAndrew Strauss has stepped down as England’s director of cricket after three and a half years and following a spell of compassionate leave.The former England captain took a break from day-to-day duties in the summer to help take care of his wife Ruth, who was diagnosed with cancer during the Ashes in December 2017, and says he is no longer able to offer full focus on t
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