Strauss did the right thing - Swann

Andrew Strauss, newly appointed director of England cricket, has found a voice of support amid the noise of criticism for refusing to Kevin Pietersen as part of the European Central Bank plans forward. Strauss praised former team-mate Graeme Swann his ability as a man-manager and his hands to lead the English cricket through a difficult period.

"Straussy is a difficult and will not be afraid to take big decisions. I've already seen it in a way that has ignored coach Peter Morris, and now Kevin Pietersen, Swann wrote in the sun," I know him well. I have great confidence in his judgment. He is the best leader I've played ever under. Maybe not tactically from - even though I do not say that it was not a good tactical - but a man of his skills and management. They were exceptional. "

Strauss has copped a lot of flak for a press conference on Tuesday at Lourdes - his first after assuming the role of director of England cricket, where Petersen revealed that he had been informed that his efforts to return to the national team was in vain. In March, he was President of the European Central Bank and the incoming Colin Graves alluded to log Petersen, who works in the county cricket could lead to the melting of a turbulent relationship with the European Central Bank. Almost immediately, they left Petersen majority of IPL contract 200,000 pounds with Sunrisers Hyderabad to play a Syrian in the province of the ongoing tournament on Tuesday, while Strauss addressed the media in the House of Lords, and moved to a better career -355 did not come out against Leicestershire in the Oval.

But once Strauss confirmed that the evening before he had told batsman dissident he was not part of the plans of England, after he was offered a role as a consultant for teams teams are limited amounts, the former England captain much criticism.

Swann, however, believes former captain gave him the right call in keeping Petersen them.

Anyone who says Andrew Strauss is elegant establishment and part of the old boys network "simply does not know the man, he wrote." He's very intelligent, a good manager and I will do what is required to get the best for English cricket. "

Following his meeting with Strauss and the European Central Bank Executive President Tom Harrison, Petersen in his column for the Daily Telegraph, he wrote he was "misled" by the Council, and that it is "disgraceful" if Strauss had "received permission to lose the ashes of this summer."