Joe Root’s successor as England Test cricket captain Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Joe Root’s successor as England Test cricket captain last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BEN STOKES.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BEN STOKES Joe Root’s successor as England Test cricket captain (10) The Times Specialist Sunday Jul 17, 2022
7% BENSTOKES Cricketer who succeeded Joe Root as England Test cricket captain (3,6) (9)
6% NAT __ Sciver-Brunt, England women's cricket captain (3) (3) The Guardian Weekend Dec 13, 2025
6% ELWORTHY S -, South Africa cricketer; 1998 Test debutant against England in Nottingham (8) (8) Mirror Quiz Dec 4, 2025
6% ITEN Route 66's westernmost successor (4) Newsday Nov 29, 2025
6% STEELE D S -, England Test cricketer who made 106 against West Indies in Nottingham in 1976 (6) (6) Mirror Quiz Nov 6, 2025
6% HUSSAIN Nasser ---, England cricket captain from 1999 to 2003 (7) The Times Specialist Oct 20, 2025
6% HART Joe ____, former England goalie (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 2, 2025
6% ATHERTON Mike ____ captained England in 52 successive Tests, 1993-98 (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Sep 28, 2025
5% BEET Root for the cook (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 18, 2025

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