JE Root’s distinction as captain – scores a fifty against each team on his captaincy debut
It is interesting to note that JE Root has scored a fifty on his captaincy debut against six teams. India was the sixth team against whom he was captaining England for the first time at Birmingham in the ongoing test. He scored 80 in the first innings of this test on the first day. His performance on the first appearance as captain against six teams against whom he has led England is furnished below
| No | Opposition | Ground | Start Date | FI | SI |
| 1 | South Africa | Lord’s | 06 Jul 2017 | 190 | 5 |
| 2 | West Indies | Birmingham | 17 Aug 2017 | 136 | – |
| 3 | Australia | Brisbane | 23 Nov 2017 | 15 | 51 |
| 4 | New Zealand | Auckland | 22 Mar 2018 | 0 | 51 |
| 5 | Pakistan | Lord’s | 24 May 2018 | 4 | 68 |
| 6 | India | Birmingham | 01 Aug 2018 | 80 | – |