A number of names have been put forward, not least by Rob Key, England’s director of cricket, who has stated: “Nothing’s off the table.”
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Here, The i Paper looks at the leading contenders for the job and their respective chances of being appointed.
He said this week about the white-ball job: “I think it’s something I could do.” Yet he’s almost certain not to be seriously considered.
Sam Curran
Has captaincy experience in the Indian Premier League and with Surrey but has not played for his country since last year’s T20 World Cup in the Caribbean.
Chance of landing job: 1/5
Upping Ben Stokes’ workload with the white-ball captaincy would be stupid (Photo: Getty)
He’s not played an ODI since the 2023 World Cup nor a T20 since helping England win the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia. He has enough on his plate with the Test team in a huge year for his side and his ever-more-regular injury absences mean upping his workload would be brainless beyond belief.
Chance of landing job: 2/5
Sam Billings
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He also averages 47.88 in ODIs since the 2019 World Cup, albeit in just 13 matches. Yet he’s 33, hasn’t played for England since late 2022 and would be a left-field option, not least because it would be difficult to fit him into either the ODI or 50-over teams.
“My track record over the last few years, every team I go into, it gets better,” he said last week. “I’m not saying that’s all down to me, but I like to be a part of that influence, and shape things. And that’s probably narrowed people’s focus, because international cricket is about winning games of cricket.”
Like Liam Livingstone, another whose name has been mentioned, Salt’s poor recent one-day form means he would only be considered for the T20 job if the captaincies are split. It’s a job he did last summer during the T20 series against Australia when Buttler was injured.
Harry Brook
Still the standout candidate and his chances of landing the job have gone up since he pulled out of this year’s IPL over workload concerns – something that seemed to signal he was mindful of getting the gig.
Chance of landing job: 4/5
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