From the onset of the year 2017, until the completion of 2022, a definitive five year or half a decade period, Joe Root was the captain of the Test side. During this period of time, he captained England for no fewer than 64 Tests, of which he happened to win 27 games, both at home and abroad and managed to draw 11 Test matches. However, he is now returning for his second Jatin as England test match, captain with the white ball, captain city of England, already resting with Harry Brook, amongst the most prominent bats in the world game.
And this, very truthfully speaking, happens to be the major highlight concerning international men’s senior Cricket for England. They will expect nothing less than amazing captaincy, distinct leadership, a calm approach and a winning mindset from one of the most exemplary bats have ever to have represented the game and someone the game has truly loved back.
As the Bazball era where it comes to Test match coaching for England is over, the biggest talking point is indeed, Joe Root’s reappointment as England Test Captain, a sort of highlight, which has become in itself, a headlining act and nothing less than that.
As a matter of fact, never before has Joe root become such an important factor of the test stable of English men’s cricket, especially at a time where there happens to be no more of McCullum as the coach, and not even the great Stokes, the former captain.
In these times, someone who has most runs for England as a Test batter, ever, will have to display amazing skills as captain once again. And it appears as though many in the England camp have already offered their quite smiles and a nod of approval as far Root’s reappointment as the Test skipper stands. Among them, a certain Sir Alastair Cook, the most exemplary top order bat for the country and among the most whopping run scorers, ever where red ball cricket is concerned.
While Cook believes that Root is a good choice for the captain, the brilliant and record breaking former left hander is also of the view that Root being entrusted with test leadership may not necessarily be a long term solution as far as England’s red ball leadership is concerned.
Cook feels Root is `“not the long-term solution” in a report published by several English cricketing media. And at the same time, the lanky batter who opened for England believes Root has the refreshed mindset needed to guide the team through major challenges ahead.
Does Root have it in him to win the Ashes as leader?
An interesting observation made by Cook was the following: “He still looks fresh as a daisy. I don’t think it’s a long term thing. I just think it’s a good 12 months thing but he’ll take the side forward. The carrot is to try and win the Ashes in England. And to be an Ashes winning captain.”
