Cook was under pressure due to a series of poor results form with the bat but he scored his first Test century for almost two years in the recently drawn series in the West Indies.
He said, "Alastair Cook is the right man to lead the England team," Strauss told reporters on Tuesday in the Lord.
"It was a tough 18 months but it was great to see him back to form in the West Indies."
He pointed to the root of the decision of the 24-year-old vice-captain's name in place of Ian Bell Strauss already planning a long-term strategy for the development of the team.
"The time has come to bring Joe to the leadership role," said Strauss. "I hear it a strong voice in the locker room. It's a strategic decision."
Strauss also hinted that there will be more differentiation between the two teams test and one day, stressing that Owen Morgan will continue as captain of the side amounts are limited.
"We need more separation between the two teams test and one day and Owen has my full support," said Strauss.
"I will be looking at ways that we can rest players and support staff so that we can maximize the success on the pitch."
Strauss also revealed that batsman Kevin Pietersen, sacked last year and still is not part of England's plans on the pitch despite scoring 355 not out for Surrey, he had been offered the role of consulting with the side one-day visit.
"Kevin rejected the offer," said Strauss. "It was not satisfied with the decision not to call him to the side and I did not expect him to be."
Strauss also explained his decision to shoot Peter Morris coach.
"I felt it was important to change the coach," said Strauss. "In some areas of strategy and tactics he (Morris) it was vulnerable.
"The job of England coach is a very strong position in the cricket world, and we need a man who has the energy and vision to lead the team forward."
Strauss, who led England to two Ashes victories, tried to sound positive in spite of all the recent criticism of the team.
"It's a great moment," he said. "We must not forget that the past decade was one of the most successful in the history of England, but the game is evolving very quickly.
"I have to implement the team culture which is essential for the success of any and we have to find cricketers of self-reliance, which can make the right decisions where it matters more than on the pitch."
SLAM decision to critics Strauss
The commander of the former South African Graeme Smith among the many critics who criticized Andrew Strauss's decision to maintain international exile Kevin Pietersen, saying it made English cricket on the "laughing stock".
"I see that the boy's head and make the English cricket joke #StraussLogic again!", Tweeted Smith.
He said the former England allrounder Andrew Flintoff, who played in the same Ashes-winning side in 2005 Petersen, the players become more mature as they age.
"I have no agenda in this" tweeted Flintoff. "I thought if @ KP24 (Petersen) to play again he must fight his way back and which has, as the figure would have to be high maintenance then again so was I, but you grow up and change.
"I wish I had the opportunity to play in my mid-30 figured I'd have been better!" Added Flintoff, who has been cut short due to injury international career.
Brilliant experience
At the same time Strauss defended his decision to prevent Petersen from the side of England this season - and is likely to be the end of his international career completely - at the same time and asked him to be a consultant, saying it would be "crazy" not to take advantage of his knowledge.
"Kevin has got great experience in one-day cricket, he played Twenty20 competitions all over the world, and it's some very strong opinions obtained a one-day cricket and I think it would be crazy not to try to get that information from the head and helps us to form a strategy game English cricket going forward.
Much has been led to conclude the hierarchy of the European Central Bank sequence can not handle 'critical' or players dissident "- the way in which the Central Bank and the European dealt with the issue of Petersen for more than a year - on the" state of chaos, "according to former England captain Nasser Hussain.
However, Strauss-old 38-year-old said, always portrayed as an "establishment" figure: "I do not think that he (Petersen) is uncontrollable, but I think that you've got to trust each other and. You do not have it. "
He added: "I think there is the assumption that real bad teams have got to be like the Waltons and get on brilliantly together and this is not the case, never you do not have to get on brilliantly with people, not at all ..."
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