Stuart Broad has been named England’s vice-captain for the Test series against New Zealand, which starts at Lord’s on Wednesday.
Ben Stokes is Joe Root’s usual deputy, and stood in for him in the first Test against West Indies last summer, but will miss the New Zealand series through injury, while Jos Buttler – Stokes’ predecessor, and Eoin Morgan’s deputy in limited-overs cricket – has been rested following the IPL.
James Anderson also has experience as vice-captain, having filled the role during the 2017-18 tours to Australia and New Zealand, but England have instead opted to give Broad the role for this series. Broad has some experience of captaining England, leading them in 27 T20Is and three ODIs between 2011 and 2014, but this is his first official leadership role in the Test side.
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Matt Roller is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. @mroller98
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