KP doesn't either. Strauss, Cook, KP, Bell and Collingwood have been the backbone of our batting lineup for the past 5/6 years, with the exception of Trescothick there's no-one in the county system who's got any decent Test experience or who has been relentlessly prolific with the bat for 3 or 4 years. There's a few promising young batsmen but there's no-one in England not currently in the Test side who can count themselves unlucky that they're not playing Test cricket.
I agree and mentioned it in the tour thread. I'm not saying Strauss' position in the team should be debated but the amount of bad press KP gets and especially that first dismissal in Cardiff, where some people were questioning his position and saying he should be dropped, yet he actually averages a little more, the last 2 years, is a double standard
Said the same thing a few times, it's almost at times as if he's forgot to time is innings properly. Like you say, sometimes he would start really slow score, like 10 off 30, then the more he gets in, the more aggressive he gets. IMO since the first injury he's hasn't looked consistent and because he must hear all the talk about him, you almost get the impression, he tries to silence doubters from the very first ball, which can lead to trouble.
Yes of course but after the amount of bad press KP gets about form etc, you'd think someone would have mentioned Strauss' bad form, but they don't.
I'll bet if you looked at Strauss and.Pietersen's average, number of tons and dismissals to their achilles heel, they would have exceptionally similar numbers over the last 2 years.