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[fasteddie]

The King is dead, long live the King.

This is a rather premature thread. It will take some finding when the moment arrives.

The next Capt will be a woman. Mark my words. Why not.

[WalkingWicket37]

Next England captain, Roooooooot!

[joeljonno]

The next Capt will be a woman. Mark my words. Why not.

Broad?

[hammersjr]

Stokes or Root for longevity I'd say.

[Johnny]

I saw a suggestion today that the next captain will be Eoin Morgan.

[WalkingWicket37]

I saw a suggestion today that the next captain will be Eoin Morgan.

He's need to be good enough for a place in the side 1st!

[Johnny]

He's need to be good enough for a place in the side 1st!

The argument was that his role as a captain would help justify his place in the team

[petehosk]

Cook would be fine if he worked on his captain skills! All the resource he has and people he can get advice from, and yet he still doesn't seem to be improving as a captain! If there is no improvement soon, then surely they will have to offer it to someone else?
It would have to be someone who has cemented his place in the team!
I can only think of Bell, Anderson and possibly Broad as options? Even Prior is not a definite to keep his place!
Root may have gone some way to cementing his place, but both Root and Bell don't seem the type!
Anderson doesn't seem interested in the role. Broad would probably look the role and has experience so at the moment, I can only see Broad or Cook as options - neither of which seem ideally suited! 

[Whispering Death]

You could argue that Cook should relinquish the captain's armband but remain in the team as an opener - look at his record overall, form is temporary and all that!

There have been very few captains around the world who have been able to captain and consistently perform - the biggest standout for me as Dhoni - is there anything that man cannot do!?

[pie-man]

I cant immediately see his replacement.  I too am not keen on a bowler captaining a test team, so for me, Broad is out.  I think Root may well be groomed for the role over time but this will need time.

It may well be some years yet and come from the junior ranks.  Will Rhodes who captained the u19 is highly regarded.  The junior set-up seems good and the EPP Program (may have 2 "programs" there...) seems to seek out the leaders of the group.  Of course Flower's involvement may mean just more yes-men...

This is just my opinion - I have no real understanding of the set up.

[RichW]

He's need to be good enough for a place in the side 1st!

I agree with this I think England are looking for an opportunity to get him in just because he's a good captain.

Cook really needs to let the captaincy go and allow him to concentrate on being our best player now that we have got rid of KP for reasons unknown to anyone sensible.

[400notout]

He's need to be good enough for a place in the side 1st!

Current captain averaging 25 in the last year... probably doesn't have to do much more than that.

Personally would like to see him back in, as Capt would be great too, but unlikely with that middle order starting to score runs now.

Maybe we are heading back towards a tactical captain who is more there for his captaincy than anything else, I for one wouldn't have a problem with that.

Most tactically astute captain in county cricket at the moment?

[Manormanic]

Most tactically astute captain in county cricket at the moment?

Is Andrew Gale. 

[Stuey]

Cook should be given this summer then reassess and I don't really get where the idea comes from that bowlers don't make good captains. A good captain is a good captain whether he bats or bowls.  If the captaincy was taken away from Cook, I would give it to Anderson, he has no concerns about keeping his place and has plenty of experience to draw on to make the right calls.

[tim2000s]

Cook should be given this summer then reassess and I don't really get where the idea comes from that bowlers don't make good captains. A good captain is a good captain whether he bats or bowls.

History tends to show that not many bowlers make good captains. Realistically though, it shouldn't make a difference. At an international level, you should know the strengths and weaknesses of an oppo batsman and set your fields accordingly.

You'd also think that as a bowler, you'd have a better idea how to modify the field and what you're doing to get the batsman out...

Oh well...!