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Andrew Strauss to step back from England director of cricket role while wife has cancer treatment

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Andrew Strauss steps back from England cricket role as wife has cancer treatment — Strauss is stepping away from his role (Picture: Getty)

Andrew Strauss has announced that he will step back from his role as Englands director of cricket as his wife is treated for cancer.

The former England captain said he would move away from his day-to-day role with the England cricket set up and he initially will stand aside for three months.

Former England coach Andy Flower will temporarily take over.

Strauss wife, Ruth, was diagnosed in December and is about to enter a new period of demanding treatment.

I need to step back and look after my wife and the family for a period of time, Strauss said.

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We have a number of things we are focusing on over the next 12 months and have been working on for a number of months, none of those things change with me being away.

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All that happens is responsibility gets handed to various people in the England cricket department and Andy Flower is the go-to guy on a day-to-day basis.

The situation is for me to be out while the treatment continues, which will initially be a three-month period – that is the way we are approaching it.

These things can run in a number of different ways and we need to be flexible.