'Excited' Root new England Test captain

Joe Root said he felt "privileged, humbled and very excited" after being given the "huge honour" of being named England's new Test captain. One of the worst kept secrets in English sport was finally made public Monday when the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced that Root had been made Test captain in succession to Alastair Cook. The Yorkshire batsman, previously England's vice-captain, had been the overwhelming favourite to take over from Cook, who resigned as Test skipper last week