Australia great Shane Warne has said Andrew Strauss must stop "missing a lot tactically" if England are to achieve their goal of becoming the world's best Test side.
And he added England had to be more ruthless if they were to leapfrog the likes of India and South Africa and become international cricket's pre-eminent team. Strauss became the first England captain to retain the Ashes in 24 years last week with a crushing innings and 157-run victory over Australia in the fourth Test in Melbourne.
That gave the tourists an unbeatable 2-1 lead heading into the fifth and final Test of the five-match series in Sydney, starting on Monday. But, despite that achievement, Warne believes Strauss needs to improve his captaincy skills.
"In Strauss they have a captain who is a leader of men and a wonderful spokesman for the team," leg-spin legend Warne wrote in his column in Britain's Sunday Telegraph newspaper. "He is a good citizen but I still think he misses a lot tactically and he has to get better for the team to reach No 1."