Managing Director of England Men’s Cricket, Rob Key, has explained why the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced Joe Root as England’s interim Test captain over Harry Brook, who has been Ben Stokes‘ deputy since September 2025. Why Joe Root over Harry Brook Key highlighted how Root, who is England’s most-capped Test captain, has always stood up when it matters the most. The ECB doesn’t think Brook, who is England’s current white-ba…
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