Joe Root will embark on his second stint as England Test captain later this month, becoming the 13th player, as well as the 10th, to take on the job since the year 2000. Ahead of his captaincy revival, we’ve ranked every player to captain England since the turn of the century. While no England Test captain has won more games than Root, the stats about how many he lost linger more in the mind. Nevertheless, after that Ashes win he was plagued by knee injuries, and that side never played together again. It took 15 years for England to win another Test match in Australia, let alone bring back the urn.