- All-rounder has always had presence of a leader says Bayliss
- ‘When he talks everyone listens, players are drawn to him’
Ben Stokes has been described as “a leader of men” by Trevor Bayliss, who long saw the all-rounder as captaincy material during his time as the England head coach due to a magnetic presence in the dressing room.
Bayliss spent the best part of five years helping to guide Stokes’s ascent before returning to Australia last September and raised an eyebrow when reading that, with Joe Root down to miss next week’s first Test against West Indies for paternity leave, a new England captain was needed.
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