I’ll take England captaincy game-by-game – RootImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Joe Root averaged 46.44 with the bat as England Test captain – down on his career average of 50.73ByMatthew HenryBBC Sport journalist at The OvalPublished2 hours agoJoe Root says he is taking the England Test captaincy on a “game-by-game basis” but admits he has been “slightly envious” of Ben Stokes for getting to work alongside Brendon McCullum.Root, who led England in a record 64 Tests between 2017 and 2022, will make a remarkable return to the role in Wednesday’s second Test against New Zealand following Ben Stokes’ involvement in an incident in a London nightclub.
The 35-year-old mentioned he is in a “very different place” to when he gave up the captaincy, since which he has played solely as a batter under Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum.
“I have really enjoyed the last couple of days working with Baz in a slightly different space,” Root mentioned.
“That is one thing, in a small way, in a good way – I was slightly envious of that opportunity to work with someone like Baz in this sort of capacity.
“It has been really cool the last couple of days.”
