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Smith was stripped of the captaincy and banned for a year by Cricket Australia, and broke down in tears as he apologised during a news conference at Sydney airport.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Overlooked for the Test captaincy, Brook has won 18 of his past 20 T20s as England captain.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Asked what the difference was between the captaincy of Stokes and Root, fast bowler Josh Tongue said: "It's very chilled out there."
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Root looks set to lead England into next year's Ashes after returning to the captaincy.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
His eyes, not clouded with drink but clear of purpose, were fixed on the captaincy of this reeling ship.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Over the past 12 months he has taken on the Leinster and Ireland captaincies and is thought to be in direct competition with England skipper Maro Itoje for the Lions role.
From BBC ● May 5, 2025
Antetokounmpo improved to 1-2 in his All-Star captaincies, and became the first captain to hoist a new trophy presented to the winners of the All-Star Game.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 19, 2023
These calls to supplement teams can define captaincies and Ryder Cup careers.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 21, 2020
LeBron James now has the record for most All-Star captaincies: Two.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 15, 2019
"Harry Blossom and Dave Kearney might withdraw in favor of Bart Conners if the fellows promised to support them for the two captaincies."
From The Mystery at Putnam Hall The School Chums' Strange Discovery by Edward Stratemeyer
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