Former England captains Michael Atherton, Nasser Hussain and Michael Vaughan have all been very impressed by Ben Stokes ' leadership in his first Test series in charge.
After taking over a side that had won just one of their last 17 Test matches under previous skipper Joe Root, Stokes has meshed well with new Test coach Brendon McCullum and led England to a series victory over New Zealand in scintillating fashion.
And Atherton believes Stokes is a natural leader, telling Sky Sports : "Ben Stokes had done very little captaincy otherwise so you can't say that he is somebody who has had massive experience in leadership but I just think he has got it.
