England names star all-rounder Ben Stokes as new test captain to replace Joe Root
England has appointed all-rounder Ben Stokes as its test captain to succeed Joe Root in the job, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced.
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Ben Stokes Will Be A "Brilliant" Test Captain For England, Says Mahela Jayawardena
Former Sri Lanka great Mahela Jayawardena believes star all-rounder Ben Stokes will be a "brilliant" Test captain for England if he improves his performances in red-ball cricket. Stokes was announced as England's new Test skipper with the upcoming home series' against New Zealand and India in June. "I think he (Stokes) will be a brilliant captain. He has been around for a while and shown again and again that he is a brilliant competitor and he is a different beast altogether when he is on the field. England haven't seen an all-rounder captaining their Test team for a long time and I think he is the ideal candidate. Having his type of character (as captain) might create a culture which they have had with white-ball cricket recently, but now need to find that same kind of culture with red-ball cricket," Mahela Jayawardena said on The ICC Review.
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Ben Stokes named England’s new Test captain
Ben Stokes has been appointed as England’s new Test captain and says he is “honoured” to accept the role.
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Ben Stokes succeeds Joe Root as England's Test captain
England have appointed all-rounder Ben Stokes as their Test captain to succeed Joe Root in the job, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Thursday. "I am delighted that he has accepted, and he is ready for the added responsibility and the honour. He thoroughly deserves the opportunity," managing director of England men's cricket Rob Key said in a statement.
FACTBOX - England Test captain Ben Stokes
Ben Stokes, who succeeded Joe Root as England Test captain on Thursday. Born: June 4, 1991 in Christchurch Right arm fast medium bowler, left-hand batsmanTeams: England, Durham, Rajasthan Royals, Rising Pune Supergiant, Northern Superchargers - - Tests: 79 Debut: v Australia, Adelaide, 2013 Wickets: 174 Five-wicket hauls: 4 Average: 32.12 Best bowling: 6-22 v West Indies Runs: 5,061 at an average of 35.89 Centuries: 11 Highest score: 258 v South Africa - - One-day internationals: 101 Debut: v Ireland, Dublin, 2011 Wickets: 74 Five-wicket hauls: 1 Average: 41.59 Best bowling: 5-61 v Australia Runs: 2,871 at an average of 40.43 Centuries: 3 High score: 102 not out v Australia - - Twenty20 internationals: 34 Debut: v West Indies, The Oval, 2011 Wickets: 19 Average: 37.73 Best bowling: 3-26 v New Zealand Runs: 442 at an average of 20.09 High score: 47 not out v South Africa - - * Was player of the match in the 2019 Cricket World Cup final after scoring 84 not out as England beat New Zealand to lift the trophy for the first time.