England has been the third-best team in the Test Match format in cricket, behind Australia and South Africa. They have won two prizes: the 2010 World T20 under the leadership of Paul Collingwood and the 2019 Cricket World Cup under Eoin Morgan. England has one of the best scoring batsmen of the world be it Sir Jack Hobbs or Herbert Sutcliffe (1894 –1978) or Joe Root. In this article, we will talk about the top 10 famous captains of the team England.
1. Joe Root
Joe Root is a name that needs no introduction to all the cricket fans out there. He is considered one of the best batsmen of this era and is one of the highest-paid cricketers. Under his captaincy, England has won in the longest format. He will most probably end his Test cricket career as England’s most upraised run-scorer in Test cricket. He is considered England’s most popular and successful captain of all time.
2. Michael Vaughan
England, under the captaincy of Michael Paul Vaughan, won the Ashes after 19 years and won the series against West Indies and South Africa after more than 30 years. He is also one of the players who scored a duck and a century in the same match. He is now a commentator with Sky Sports for all the formats in cricket. He has got 26 Test wins in his whole career tied with Joe Root.
3. Eoin Morgan
Eoin Morgan may not be the best captain that England has ever had, but he is the most successful captain with 77 wins in 126 ODI’s. No other captain has won more than 36 matches in this format for England. He led his team to victory in the 2019 Cricket World Cup. He has played the most games (60 games) as the captain of the England t20I team which includes 36 victories.
4. Alastair Cook
Alastair Cook is one of the most famous captains that England has ever had to lead the team in the test and the ODI formats. He is England's second most-capped Test player and has captained for 59 Tests, and 69 ODIs. He is the youngest player to complete 12,000 Test runs and is the leading run-scorer in Test matches for England. He is the first England player with 50 Test victories and has scored 33 Test centuries for his team.
5. Nassar Hussain
He is a former England captain who led England for a span of 4 years from 1999 to 2003, his career was from 1990 to 2004, and is now a commentator in Sky Sports. He has scored around 30000 runs in over 650 matches including 62 centuries and 17 wins in test cricket as a captain, the seventh most as England captains. He was the finest captain of England.
6. Paul Collingwood
He is a former English cricketer who was considered a complete man in the cricketing world and played in all three formats of cricket internationally. He captained the England team and led them to the final of the 2010 T20 World Cup where they defeated Australia and won the tournament. He was a popular player of his time, and he was the first English captain who led his team and won an ICC tournament. In 2007, against Australia, he scored a double century.
7. Michael Atherton
Michael Andrew Atherton is a journalist, broadcaster, and was a former England international cricketer. He got the captaincy of England when he was 25 years old. He was an all-around player. He was a captain with both ups and downs. During his days, he made 18 centuries in international cricket, 16 out of them were in test cricket. The remaining came in the one-day internationals. He now commentates on all the formats.
8. Mike Brearley
In the 20th century, Mike Brearley has the most wins. He perhaps is remembered as the purest and an outstanding captain of all England captains. He was a motivator, leading England to Ashes and getting the best out of his team. He won 17 of his test matches as the leader of the England team. His career in test cricket was modest.
9. Andrew Strauss
He is a former English captain who has led his team in all three formats of cricket. He won 24 matches of his 50 Tests and led the England team to the pinnacle. He also led his team and his players to the number one spot in the world.
10. Douglas Jardine (1900 – 1958)
Douglas Jardine is not a famous captain in the modern era but is one of the most popular names in the history of England cricket. He led England for 15 Tests, winning nine of them. He also helped England register a 4-1 win. Whoever played under him called him a dedicated captain,
