NAGPUR, (Reuters) – England captain Andrew Strauss expects Kevin Pietersen to thrive in his newly assigned opener’s role and wants the team to play the smart one-day cricket that was conspicuously absent in their recent tour of Australia.
Strauss and his men were spanked 6-1 in the one-day series in Australia, somewhat souring their Ashes triumph but the 67-run victory over Pakistan in Friday’s warm-up match seemed to have put them in a better frame of mind.
Going into the 50-over World Cup, which eludes England despite three final appearances, the team has tweaked
