Stokes appointed as captain of England’s test cricket team
LONDON (AP) — Ben Stokes was appointed as captain of England’s check cricket workforce on Thursday.
The allrounder changed Joe Root, who give up the position two weeks in the past with England having solely gained considered one of its final 17 check matches.
Stokes has simply returned to the workforce after a spell out for mental-health causes.
It’s the first large determination by Rob Key, the previous England batsman who was not too long ago employed as managing director of males’s cricket in England.
“He epitomizes the mentality and method we wish to take this workforce ahead into the following period of red-ball cricket,“ Key mentioned. ”I’m delighted that he has accepted, and he’s prepared for the added duty and the glory. He totally deserves the chance.”
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