Former England head coach Trevor Bayliss has wholeheartedly endorsed Ben Stokes ' appointment as the new Test captain, having first touted him as a potential skipper back in 2016.
After England drew their two-Test series against Bangladesh, losing the final match by 108 runs, then captain Alastair Cook came under fire. And while Joe Root was considered Cook's natural successor at the time, Bayliss named Stokes as a future captain when asked if anyone else in the squad could replace Cook.
"We were on a tour of Bangladesh and the England journos asked at a press conference if there was anyone else in the squad besides Joe Root who could take over from 'Cookie'," Bayliss told Australian outlet the Age. "I said Ben Stokes and they all laughed."
