| Player: | AJ Strauss |
| Event: | ICC World Twenty20 2009 |
DateLine: 6th April 2009
England captain Andrew Strauss has been left out of his country's squad for cricket's World Twenty20. The 32-year-old Strauss was omitted from the provisional 30-man squad announced Monday, giving him no chance of making the final 15-man lineup for the June 5-21 tournament.
Strauss will continue as Test and One-day captain, but the England and Wales Cricket Board will announce a leader for the Twenty20 closer to the tournament.
Provisional Squad : Kabir Ali, James Anderson, Gareth Batty, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Paul Collingwood, Steve Davies, Joe Denly, James Foster, Andrew Flintoff, Steve Harmison, Robert Key, Sajid Mahmood, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Eoin Morgan, Graham Napier, Samit Patel, Kevin Pietersen, Liam Plunkett, Matt Prior, Adil Rashid, Owais Shah, Ryan Sidebottom, Graeme Swann, Chris Tremlett, Shaun Udal, Chris Woakes, Luke Wright.
