Be it next month or next year, Joe Root’s expected appointment as successor to Alastair Cook as England’s Test captain will represent something of a step into the unknown, given the Yorkshireman’s relative lack of experience in the role at domestic level.
Though with this scenario now seemingly the norm, the national set-up, chiefly through their former head coach turned Lions director, Andy Flower, are looking to enhance leadership qualities in other ways, including lessons from the decorated former army captain, Gemma Morgan, over the past two years.
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