Ashes 2015: 'It's not about life and death, it's a game of cricket,' says former England captain Andrew Strauss

In case anyone was mistaking the Ashes for something that it is not, given recent declarations of intent, Andrew Strauss has lent it proper perspective. Strauss, England’s director of cricket, said: “In the context of what we’re talking about here, it makes you realise it’s not about life and death, it’s a game of cricket.