Complex sentence: They subsequently lost the Ashes in 2006/07 under Andrew Flintoff, and following Vaughans retirement England was captained briefly by Kevin Pietersen before the incumbent Andrew Strauss took the position.
Split into simpler sentences: They subsequently lost the Ashes in 2006/07 under Andrew Flintoff. Following Vaughans retirement England was captained briefly by Kevin Pietersen before the incumbent Andrew Strauss took the position.