England Team New Captain : CONFIRMED, Ben Stokes will be announced as England’s NEW Test Captain, Gary Kirsten to be appointed COACH: Follow LIVE UPDATES

Ben Stokes England Captain: Key had travelled on Tuesday to meet with Stokes. His position as Joe Root’s successor could be announced as early as Thursday.

It is a move that has been expected ever since Root stepped down on April 15, paving the way for his deputy to take over.

England Team New Captain: It’s CONFIRMED, Ben Stokes will be announced as England’s NEW Test Captain. Gary Kirsten to be appointed COACH: Follow LIVE UPDATES

England Team New Captain: Key will face the media for the first time in his new role at Lord’s on Thursday.

Key also has to finalize the new Test and white-ball coach. The roles were formally advertised on Tuesday. It is worth mentioning that Gary Kirsten has already given his consent to become England’s NEW TEST COACH.

Root performance in Test- The 31-year-old Root is England’s second-highest test run-scorer of all time behind Alastair Cook.

His tally of 5,295 runs as skipper is the highest by an England captain. He scored 1,708 test runs in 2021, including six test centuries.