Brook was announced as England's new white-ball captain following Jos Buttler's resignation from the position over a dismal and winless ICC Champions Trophy campaign. Buttler had also fumbled England's ICC Cricket World Cup and ICC T20 World Cup title defences. Brook will lead both squads in
Root was speaking to Sky Sports as quoted by Wisden. While Root has never led England in white-ball formats, he has led England in most Tests from 2017-2022. Captaining England in 64 Tests, he won 27, lost 26 and drew 11.