When my phone started ringing and I saw Joe’s name flash up, I didn’t know what to expect. I knew he had been on holiday and he might have just been calling for a chat now that he was back.
But when he said: "Mate, I just wanted to let you know before it becomes official…" I knew what was coming.
As you can imagine it was quite an emotional conversation, but it wasn’t a long chat, there will be time for that in the future. This was an emotional few minutes and in return there was nothing but love, respect and support from me because that is what Joe Root has shown me throughout his time as England Test captain.
