England's 6 captains across formats in 2024

Ben Stokes remains England Test leader but missed the Test series against Sri Lanka and the first Test against Pakistan in Multan due to a hamstring injury

Top-order batter Ollie Pope led England in Stokes' absence to a 2-1 victory over Sri Lanka at home as well as to an innings win in the first Test against Pakistan in Multan

Wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler remains white-ball captain, but has been sidelined since guiding England to the T20 World Cup semi-finals earlier this year due to a calf injury

Opening batter Phil Salt led the Englishmen in the three-match T20I series against Australia at home, which ended in a 1-1 draw

Harry Brook would then lead the Englishmen in the subsequent five-match ODI series against the Aussies, which they arch-rivals ended up winning 3-2

England have now named Liam Livingstone captain for the ODI leg of the upcoming tour of West Indies with Buttler yet to recover from his calf injury, though he is expected to captain the visitors in the T20I series that follows

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