Joe Root, appointed as Alastair Cook's successor in 2017, holds the record for the most matches (64) and most wins (27) as England skipper.
Ben Stokes should be the next England Test captain filling the void left by his good friend Joe Root said former Test skippers Michael Vaughan and Mike AthertonLONDON - Former England captains Michael Vaughan and Mike Atherton say talismanic all-rounder Ben Stokes should fill the vacuum left after Joe Root resigned as Test skipper.
Vaughan -- who skippered England in 51 Tests and unlike Root won an Ashes series -- told the BBC Stokes is the natural choice. "In Ben Stokes you have clearly got someone who has got a smart cricket brain, he's going to give it everything, he is certainly going to have the respect of the players around him."Vaughan, though, added Stokes will require help from other experienced players in the team."But he will need a lot of support around him because when you have got that all-rounder tag and they've got that persona that they think they can do everything.
"Stokes should be given the job, but it does not have to be for the long term. A short, sharp shock is required."
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