Jofra Archer believes playing under new England Test captain Ben Stokes will not be "much different" to playing under former skipper Joe Root.
Stokes was confirmed as Root's successor last month after the 31-year-old resigned following England's 1-0 series defeat to the West Indies. And Archer, who was in the side when Stokes deputised for Root in a Test in 2020, feels England "might not notice the transition" between captains.
Stokes was Root's vice-captain and the pair are close friends, with Archer revealing they were "so tight working together" during Root's reign. In his column for the Daily Mail, Archer wrote: "If and when I do return, it will be under a new captain in Ben Stokes, not that I think playing will feel much different.
"Him and Joe Root have been so tight working together that we might not notice the transition and that was certainly the case on the one occasion I played under Stokes's captaincy against West Indies in Southampton two years ago.
"He is the best role model we have in English cricket because he always gives his best for the team and it encourages others to try to do that too. Everyone tries to copy him and raise their standards."
And Stokes has already said he plans to lean on Root for advice, telling the BBC : "You don't want to be putting too much pressure on yourself outside of when you're when you're out in the field performing.
"There are lots of things to consider like getting the right coach, for example, and the right management, to take all the added pressures that come with it off my shoulders. And Joe has said that to me.
"I'm going to be using him going forward, especially in my first few months because of how long he did the role for and how good he was doing it. I'll be learning from Joe about things to keep on top of and also things that he maybe thought he could have done better as well."
Stokes' first match in charge will take place on June 2, when England face World Test Champions New Zealand at Lord's.
