Yorkshire's Joe Root promises "instinctive" captaincy and prepares to stamp his authority on England role

Joe Root was named as the new England captain on Monday (Photo: PA)

Root outlined his blueprint for England's future at Headingley on Wednesday, two days after he inherited the role from Alastair Cook.

The 26-year-old said: "I think it would be silly to not take any advice from him.

"I'm sure there are a number of players within the dressing room that I will call upon to help me on occasions but of course I'll probably want to do things my way as well.

"I don't think you should be scared of asking for help on occasions but for the most part I like to think I'll be able to put my stamp on things and do things my way."

England do not play a Test match until July, with the focus on limited-overs cricket and the ultimate goal of the Champions Trophy for the next few months.

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The Yorkshireman wants to lead from the front with "instinctive" captaincy (Photo: PA)

"I'd like to think I'd be quite instinctive, I want us to always look to win and I want us to be a tough side to play against.

"Talking too much about it now would be wrong, I think we should get to the start of the summer and start showing people how we're going to go about it."