London: Alastair Cook finished his reign as England’s longest-serving Test skipper and introduced another period under his expected successor, Joe Root, subsequent to addressing whether despite everything he had the energy to lead the team into next winter’s Ashes.
Cook had already decided before he met Andrew Strauss a month ago that he was prepared to leave following four years and a record 59 Tests in charge. Strauss did not attempt and alter his opinion but rather gave his old opening accomplice a couple more weeks to thoroughly consider the choice, and was additionally aware of not diverting England, and most likely Root specifically, while they were playing one-day cricket in India.
Cook’s choice was declared on Monday morning and Strauss, talking later in the day at Lord’s, said he has various competitors who have “formal and casual influential positions” in the team he might want to converse with about the Test captaincy however sensibly there is just a single candidate.
(Source: ECB Twitter)