Ben Stokes admits he 'absolutely' wants to be England coach one day

[p]The ‌35-year-old all-rounder retired from international cricket in June during [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/UJC5mtAU/"]England[/a]'s test series ‌against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-zealand/G6PWlrQB/"]New Zealand[/a], bringing an end to a ‌career that included the country's 2019 World Cup triumph and ‌his match-winning Ashes innings at Headingley the same ‌year.[/p][p]Stokes led England's test side from 2022.[/p][p][b]"I'm doing my level three coaching now while I'm still playing, because I want, when ‌the day comes that I'm not playing ⁠any more, I'd love ‌to be able to have all that stuff signed off and ​done,"[/b] Stokes said on the podcast "For The Love Of Cricket" on Tuesday.[/p][p][b]"I want to be a ​coach. I know what I want to do in terms of staying within the game, which is to ⁠be a coach. ​And would I love to be coach of England one day? Absolutely.[/b][/p][p]"I would do a pretty good job at it because now I have an understanding of responsibility on ‌the shoulders. I don't actually mind making big decisions."[/p][embed guid="23ded262-e10f-4949-a124-9eb04a088a3e" url="https://x.com/circleofcricket/status/2084597165054480567" social-type="twitter" /][p]Stokes described England batter Harry Brook as a "freakishly talented" player and said he was surprised he did not succeed him as test captain.[/p][p][b]"If you think someone is going to be a good captain or a good leader, then just give them (the opportunity),"[/b] Stokes said.[/p][p]"Brook was made vice-captain. Even when I missed that test match (against New Zealand), ‌I was like, 'Why is Brook vice-captain?'[/p][p][b]"I understood the reasoning ​behind it, but I was still thinking, what message ‌does that send to him? He's vice-captain, and the captain isn't playing, but he's still not captain. What does that say?"[/b][/p][p]Joe Root, England's all-time leading run scorer in tests, was reappointed as captain following ⁠Stokes's retirement, and New ⁠Zealander Stephen Fleming was ‌named head coach.[/p]