Strauss appointed England one-day captain

The Middlesex batsman will lead England in one-dayers and Twenty20 in the West indies

Patel granted permission to play in IPL

The England one-day player has been cleared to play in the lucrative Twenty20 tournament by his county Nottinghamshire

Name of Pietersen tops the Strauss in-tray

New captain has many issues to address: not least his predecessor

Strauss has case for one-day captaincy

England have no real alternative to appointing the man entrusted with the Test job - and it may prove a profitable move

Why cricket conspires Pietersen

The former England captain makes his living in a sport that is like no other when it comes to Machiavellian intrigue

Strauss given Pietersen's backing as England captain

The new skipper insists he has the support of his predecessor ahead of the tour of the West Indies

Fletcher gives Strauss a warning

The former national coach predicts there will be tricky times in the future for the newly appointed England captain

Pietersen gets armed guard on return

Former captain is swamped by photographers as he returns to England from his holiday in South Africa

KP oblivious as chaos surrounds him

Kevin Pietersen and Geoff Boycott share a strange bewilderment that other people fail to see the world in the same terms

Strauss offers a safe pair of hands

Third time lucky for the new England captain after having been overlooked for Andrew Flintoff and then Kevin Pietersen

Strauss asked to pick up the pieces

Kevin Pietersen and Peter Moores lose their jobs on a dramatic day that leaves England cricket in state of chaos again

Pietersen and Moores disunited

The relationship between the England captain and the head coach seems to have been doomed from the very start

A player who moves in mysterious ways

Pietersen is, like David Beckham, a great role model and sponsors know it: but he should not believe his own press

Smith produces exemplary bravery

South African plays timely captain's innings, batting with a broken hand in an effort to prevent Test defeat by Australia

England's captain-coach relationship vital

The incompatibility that led to yesterday's dramatic events has echoes throughout the history of the game, says CMJ

The rise and fall of Peter Moores

Promoted from the post of National Cricket Centre director to succeed Duncan Fletcher, former Sussex coach lasted just 20 months

Strauss replaces Pietersen as England captain

Opening batsman leads England in the Caribbean after Kevin Pietersen resigns, while coach Peter Moores has been axed

Strauss set to lead England after Pietersen

Andrew Strauss could be unveiled as the new England captain after reports that Pietersen and Moores have left their positions

Bring in Strauss, says Stewart

Former England players give their reaction to the rumours that Kevin Pietersen and Peter Moores have both resigned

Highs and lows of Pietersen's career

From the batsman's county debut with Nottinghamshire in 2001 to his resignation as England captain