Ben Stokes appointed as England's full-time Test captain

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Category : Sports Published on: April 30 2022

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The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) appointed star all-rounder Ben Stokes as the captain of England's Test team.
Stokes will succeed Joe Root as England's 81st Test captain after Joe Root stepped down from the post earlier this month.
England is currently ranked at the bottom of the World Test Championship Points Table 2022-23 with just one win and 7 Test losses.
Ben Stokes had made his test debut for England on December 5, 2013 against Australia. He has played 79 test matches so far and scored a total of 5,061 Test runs and taken 174 wickets.

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Ben Stokes appointed as England's full-time Test captain