<P> Following Vaughan 's retirement , England were briefly captained by Kevin Pietersen before Andrew Strauss took on the role permanently following Pietersen 's resignation . Strauss became the first captain to lead England to victory in a Test series in Australia since 1987 , as well as taking them to the number one ranking in the summer of 2011 . Strauss announced his resignation and retirement following the relinquishing of the top ranking to South Africa in 2012 , with One Day International captain and Strauss 's deputy Alastair Cook named as the replacement . Cook became England 's longest - serving captain in terms of matches , winning two home Ashes series but also overseeing heavy losses in Australia and India . He stepped down in early 2017 to be replaced by Joe Root . </P>
<P> Following Vaughan 's retirement , England were briefly captained by Kevin Pietersen before Andrew Strauss took on the role permanently following Pietersen 's resignation . Strauss became the first captain to lead England to victory in a Test series in Australia since 1987 , as well as taking them to the number one ranking in the summer of 2011 . Strauss announced his resignation and retirement following the relinquishing of the top ranking to South Africa in 2012 , with One Day International captain and Strauss 's deputy Alastair Cook named as the replacement . Cook became England 's longest - serving captain in terms of matches , winning two home Ashes series but also overseeing heavy losses in Australia and India . He stepped down in early 2017 to be replaced by Joe Root . </P>
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who is the captain of england in test match
Joe Root
Joe Root