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Harry Brook missed out on becoming England’s Test captain despite the endorsement of captain Ben Stokes. The England legend backed Brook to take over the captaincy following his retirement, but the England selectors went back to Joe Root. Root captained England in the second Test against New Zealand, which Stokes missed, and then made a full-time return to captaincy. Brook, England’s present white-ball captain, has reacted after missing out on the top job and said that the decision to reappoint Root is the “right one.”