“No-one has a God-given right to play in the XI.”
Andrew Strauss is faced with a problem of plenty for the first Test against India at Lords.
What he really meant:
“The starting XI is to be the best form players of the moment. A place in the XI has to be earned, it’s no gift.”
What he definitely didn’t add:
“Not even me.”
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Edited by Staff Editor