Joe Root expressed enthusiasm for leading England's Test team again. He cited incoming coach Stephen Fleming as a key reason for his excitement. Fleming's vision has Root looking forward to the team's future prospects.

Joe Root says that England must play “smarter” Test cricket after agreeing to resume his role as captain alongside new head coach Stephen Fleming. Root was reappointed skipper this week as Ben Stokes’ replacement, four years after he stood down from the role after admitting he had been burned out by the pressure of leading the team in 64 Tests.

Returning England Test captain Joe Root was at his formidable best for Welsh Fire in The Hundred to move to joint top of the table; Southern Brave had to chase 106 for an easy victory; watch every Hun

England's Joe Root is ready to embrace his second stint as Test captain, saying he is in a "very different place" to when he stepped down from the role four years ago.

There has been a lot of turmoil in English cricket for the past several months, and new captain Joe Root hopes things would be back on track pretty soon.

Joe Root’s end as England’s captain was rather tame; he won only one game out of seventeen, which included an Ashes defeat in the 2020/21 series. The veteran had to take up the captaincy again in Cardiff against New Zealand in the second Test amid Ben Stokes’ night brawl incident.

Joe Root hits a half-century as Welsh Fire make light work of their chase of 138 against Birmingham Phoenix at Edgbaston.

Joe Root the captain had clearly craved the sort of guidance that Ben Stokes got from Brendon McCullum, and might now have it with Stephen Fleming by his side