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Root to captain game-by-game but is 'envious' of Stokes-McCullum dynamic
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- Joe Root averaged 46.44 with the bat as England Test captain - down on his career average of 50.73
- Joe Root says he is taking the England Test captaincy on a "game-by-game basis" but admits he has been "slightly envious" of Ben Stokes for getting to work alongside Brendon Mc Cullum.
- The 35-year-old said he is in a "very different place" to when he gave up the captaincy, since which he has played solely as a batter under Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum.
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Joe Root averaged 46.44 with the bat as England Test captain - down on his career average of 50.73
Joe Root says he is taking the England Test captaincy on a "game-by-game basis" but admits he has been "slightly envious" of Ben Stokes for getting to work alongside Brendon Mc Cullum.
Root, who led England in a record 64 Tests between 2017 and 2022, will make a remarkable return to the role in Wednesday's second Test against New Zealand following Ben Stokes' involvement in an incident in a London nightclub.
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