India, March 14 -- England's poor performance in the Champions Trophy, and their horrifically poor show in the format going into the tournament, has led to speculation over whether they might choose to make Ben Stokes the ODI captain. Jos Buttler stepped down from the position after England's final match of the tournament but former pacer Stuart Broad has said that appointing Stokes as his replacement would leave him "lost for words".

"Going for Stokes would be a move of desperation. I would be lost for words if England appointed him," wrote Broad in his column in DailyMail. "Firstly, there is the schedule. He's not going to the Indian Premier League to try to prioritise the Test match team and get his physicality right for the big event...