joe root was the captain of england in test match.
who is the captain of england in test match?
joe root
bullet::::- 2017 - edgbaston hosted the first day/night test match in england, between england and west indies, starting on 17 august. it would also mark the debut for the pink ball made by dukes. england beat the west indies by an innings and 209 runs within 3 days with alastair cook and joe root both scoring centuries. stuart broad became the second-leading wicket taker in test matches for england. the west indies lost 19 wickets on day 3 of the match, the first time they lost 19 wickets in a single day of a test match. it was also the 50th test match to be held at edgbaston.
edgbaston cricket ground
a test series against india followed in march 2006 with andrew flintoff as captain. after the first test match was drawn due to bad light on the final day, india came back strongly to win the 2nd test but england showed true character to come back and win the third (their first test match win in india for 21 years) without five key players, including skipper michael vaughan and vice-captain marcus trescothick to level the three-game series. although trescothick returned for the three test series against sri lanka in england, flintoff retained the captaincy in the absence of vaughan. england went on to draw the first test match despite taking a commanding lead after the first innings, england won the second test match but lost the third to tie the series 1–1.
history of the england cricket team from 1945