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Joe Root confident on his England captaincy


England captain Joe Root has stated that he is experienced enough to lead England Lions, despite having just four first-class games as captain.

Root, 26, was named as Alastair Cook's successor earlier this week after being given the nod by the ECB over the likes of Ben Stokes and Stuart Broad.


Root is pretty confident that he has got the skills required to guide his team into a new era.

"I've played 50-odd Test matches now and I think that counts for a lot," the Right-handed batsman told Sky Sports News. "I think it's very different, Test cricket to county cricket. I've added that responsibility of the vice-captaincy.

"Even though I haven't been captain I've been trying to think like a captain to try to help Cooky out, and add value where I can to the bowlers or anyone in the team. I'd like to think that's how a lot of the guys will go about their business going forwards as well.

"It feels amazing. It's been a very special couple of days. As a young kid you always aspire to be England captain. It's the pinnacle of the Test arena. It's always something you aspire to do."


Root has scored 4,594 runs in 53 Tests since his debut in December 2012.
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