I hope it isn't a 'see how it goes' sort of arrangement, shows uncertainty from either side . However in the absence of any other stand-out candidates maybe they just felt this was worth a go. I'd guess he'll have the team behind him though, they're probably all thinking 'thank god they didn't ask me'!
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I was sort of meaning, see how it goes as far as Ben is concerned, and that he can cope with the added responsibility. The last thing we need is for his all-round game to suffer.
I suspect the ECB were hoping Jos Buttler would be the next test captain. Fortunately for English cricket an unfortunately for them he never really cut the mustard at test match level. Stokes is the obvious candidate but like others on here, I just hope it does not ruin his game going forward having to cope with the extra responsibility and the media circus which will scrutinise his every move.
Saw that. He's currently 147 no, 82 balls, 15 x 6's.
Now out but has broken the record for most 6s in County Championship innings with 17
Didn't work when they promoted Botham to skipper, and won't work with Stokes as skipper, when Brearley came in Botham suddenly burst back to life, I'd forego a place purely for a good captain, to get the tactics and decisions right, and let Stokes express himself on the field in the only way he can. Giving him the captaincy is too much.
I agree, I hope he proves us wrong, but I have said for a while, pick a good captain from the county game, as a captain in Cricket is a special skill, and not often do the best players make good captains.
Think he and Stokes will work well together. Exciting appointment. Shame he's not doing the white ball stuff as well.
Probably be Collingwood for that role tbf, been in and around the set up for a while now.
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he's doing very well. his first innings 41 is his only score below 50 this season.
He's got his call-up for the NZ series, well done him.
Nice to see that, well deserved, let's hope he gets into the team and proves himself at test level.