Former England captains Michael Vaughan and Nasser Hussain have thrown their support behind all-rounder Ben Stokes to become the team's test captain after Joe Root stepped down.
Root ended his five-year tenure as the test skipper on Friday, saying the job had taken a heavy toll on him recently after dispiriting tours of Australia and the Caribbean capped a string of poor results.Stokes, who was Root's deputy, is best placed to take over but would need support from a "senior core", Vaughan said.
Former skipper Michael Atherton also backed Stokes, saying he was the "obvious" replacement for Root.Stokes took an indefinite break from cricket in July to focus on his mental health while also recovering from a second operation on a broken finger, but returned to the England squad for the Ashes series.
"You have to be in a good place mentally and physically to do the job — and Ben has had his problems away from the field," Hussain wrote in his Daily Mail column.
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