'It is not something I have given any thought' - Stuart Broad clears his stand on Test captaincy debate

England's abysmal show in Test cricket has led to their captain Joe Root resigning from the post. A horrid Ashes campaign was followed by a horrific series defeat in the Caribbean with the English cricket now touching rock bottom.

As Root relinquished the position, several names floated, with Ben Stokes topping the list. Stokes was the vice-captain in Root's regime, and his appointment seems obvious.

However, Stuart Broad also seems to be in the race. Broad, who was sacked from the Test side after the Ashes debacle, has suddenly found his name doing the rounds in the captaincy debate.

Former England cricketer Nick Compton picked Broad as Root's successor. Although the 35-year-old is at the fag end of his career, Compton reckoned he is the right man to lead England.

"The guy that I put forward is Stuart Broad; I think he's the right man in this difficult phase," Compton said as quoted to Sky Sports.

"He's the type of guy who could come together with the new coach and put down a marker for how this England team needs to move forwards. He potentially won't be there for a long period, but I think he's the right man," he added.

Former England captain Nasser Hussain zeroed in on Stokes for the vacant post but opined that Broad should be seen as a leader for a short team if the all-rounder is not willing to take up the role.

"If Stokes is not in the right place, then short-term Stuart Broad has an excellent cricket brain, is a real fighter, a real competitor, and he's got a point to prove after what's happened in the last few months and we know what Broad is like when he's got a point to prove," Hussain opened up.

Meanwhile, Broad cleared that he has not given the captaincy a thought yet as his focus currently lies in making a return to Test cricket for England.

"Naturally, I am aware that my name has been touted as a potential successor to Joe as England captain, and I guess that is because I am an experienced centrally contracted player who has been around the international game a long time," Broad wrote in his column on Daily Mail.

"However, it is not something I have given any thought to because, firstly, I am not currently in possession of a shirt within the England Test team, and my focus is very much on changing that by taking wickets for Nottinghamshire over the next few weeks," England's second-highest Test wicket-taker asserted.