Joe Root the frontrunner to step in as England Test captain for Pakistan series

Trott, Dawson and Fleming among contenders for coach Trescothick in contention for interim coaching role Joe Root is the frontrunner to step in as Test captain for the Pakistan series next month as the process of appointing England’s next men’s red-ball coach grows ever more complicated. The England & Wales Cricket Board is juggling three shortlists, just over three weeks before the squad assembles for the first of three games against Pakistan. The first is of potential appointments as…