Strauss replaced Andrew Flintoff for the summer.
Andrew Strauss took over as England one-day captain from the injured Andrew Flintoff on this day in 2006.
Strauss, who led England in Flintoff’s absence for the final stages of their last limited-overs series in India, was the obvious choice to do so against Sri Lanka once it became clear Michael Vaughan was not yet ready to return to international cricket following his knee injury.Test batter Alastair Cook was among six uncapped players in Strauss’ 15-man squad.
“Andrew Strauss will again deputise as captain. He did an excellent job captaining the team in difficult circumstances in India, securing our only win in the series, and will bring his experience of leading Middlesex to the role.”Before the sterner test of a one-day series against a strong Sri Lanka side, Strauss, then 29, led an under-strength team to face Ireland in their inaugural ODI at Stormont.
England were no match for Sri Lanka, whose engine room of Sanath Jayasuriya, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chaminda Vaas and Lasith Malinga was simply too strong. Strauss duly presided over a 5-0 home whitewash.
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