England will have a new captain in Harry Brook when they take the field in the first ODI against Australia on September 19. Here’s the complete list of all the England ODI captains.
Jos Buttler has been ruled out of the England squad for the ODI series against Australia due to a calf injury, with Brook set to take over the reigns for the series. In the process, he will become England’s 37th ODI captain.
Before Brook, Zak Crawley was the last to get the prestigious role in a series against Ireland last year. Ray Illingworth was England’s first skipper in the format when they played Australia in their maiden ODI match in January 1971. However, their most successful period came under Ireland-born Eoin Morgan between 2014 and 2022.
Morgan was at the forefront of a remarkable turnaround for England after their 2015 ODI World Cup group-stage ouster following a demoralising defeat against Bangladesh. Under his captaincy, England overhauled their attitude to white-ball cricket, with the World Cup win in 2019 being the pinnacle moment.
Morgan has captained the side in most matches (126), winning 76. The next on the list – Alastair Cook – has captained in almost half the number of games (69).
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Full list of England ODI captains
Raymond Illingworth
Brian Close
Mike Denness
John Edrich
Alan Knott
Tony Greig
Mike Brearley
Geoffrey Boycott
Bob Willis
Ian Botham
Keith Fletcher
David Gower
Norman Gifford
Mike Gatting
John Emburey
Graham Gooch
Allan Lamb
Alec Stewart
Michael Atherton
Nasser Hussain
Adam Hollioake
Graham Thorpe
Marcus Trescothick
Michael Vaughan
Andrew Flintoff
Andrew Strauss
Paul Collingwood
Kevin Pietersen
Alastair Cook
Eoin Morgan
Stuart Broad
James Taylor
Jos Buttler
Ben Stokes
Moeen Ali
Zak Crawley
Harry Brook
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