5 England cricketers who scored a century on their captaincy debut

#2 Andrew Strauss

Strauss was always one to lead from the front

Andrew Strauss became the captain in 2009 after the rift between Peter Moores and Kevin Pietersen and he was one of the most successful England captains of all time. He ended his career with exactly 100 Tests and captained in 50 of those.

Under his captaincy, England won 24 and lost 11. His first assignment was run-fest Test at Lord’s. Although he mustered only 30 runs in the first innings, he struck 128 in the second to draw the Test against Pakistan. Under Strauss, England also registered two Ashes series wins.