Joe Root set to be handed England captaincy

Root, 26, will succeed Alastair Cook who stood down last Monday.

The Sheffield-born batsman has scored 4,594 runs since he made his Test debut in December 2012.

Only India captain Virat Kohli has scored more runs in all forms of international cricket during that timeframe.

It is understood that Ben Stokes is to be named vice-captain.

An announcement by the ECB is due at 11am Monday.