Cricket-Broad says he's not keen to take over from Root as England test captain


  • Cricket
  • Sunday, 17 Apr 2022

Cricket - Ashes - Second Test - Australia v England - Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia - December 17, 2021 England's Stuart Broad REUTERS/Morgan Sette/Files

(Reuters) - England bowler Stuart Broad said he was not thinking about replacing Joe Root as the test captain, while adding that he felt no "bitterness" towards Root after being dropped from the squad for their recent tour of the Caribbean.

Root ended his five-year tenure on Friday, saying the job had taken a heavy toll on him recently.

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