Ben Stokes appoints new England Test captain: Nasser Hussein and Michael Atherton opt-out

"His vata has only gotten stronger in recent years - he was the best Test hitter in the world when he captained a prosperous country, so it didn't affect Joe as a fighter.

"I keep hearing about Andrew Flintoff and Ian Botham and how they didn't take over as captain, but Imran Khan, Kapil Dev, Sean Pollock, Tony Greig and people like that – there are guys with a lot of work that's done well. captain. "We judge Ben Stokes by Ben Stokes standards, not by a versatile player who previously captained the England cricket team.

"You only judge by your results. His job is not about leadership and human management; his job is about winning cricket matches, simple as that.

England has won one of their last 17 matches, and the task is to step in, change the dressing room and turn England into a winner's locker room, or at least a country that doesn't flip and lose as quickly as they were prepared to. I have seen Ben in Team England for the last few years, and I can tell you that no one has worked harder on their game and fitness; he wants to transfer to his country and do everything for the team and his teammates.

"Even in his announcement, he wouldn't take that captain away without mentioning Ruth. If Ruth hadn't stepped down as captain, I'm not sure Stokes would have taken the job. He was very loyal to Ruth.