article_snippet.sent: The 2005 Ashes winning captain is the hot favourite on the three-man shortlist compiled by the ECB at Thursday’s management board meeting ahead of Andrew Strauss and Alec Stewart, who have both registered both interest.
article_snippet.sent: There will be many others, really good guys, keen to talk who are the type of guys needed to move English cricket forward.
article_snippet.sent: Andrew Strauss is another former England captain who is being considered for the role .
article_snippet.sent: Has established a rapport at Surrey with the out-of-favour Kevin Pietersen — says English cricket needs to be bold.
article_snippet.sent: A big fan of HE former opening partner Alastair Cook, who HE insists will score plenty of Test runs this summer.
article_snippet.sent: a particular favourite — Joe Root is next in line to replace Alastair Cook as Test captain.
highlights_snippet.sent: Michael Vaughannamed on shortlist along with Andrew Strauss and Alec Stewart .
  