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By the end of the Ashes no man will have captained England in more Tests than 30-year-old Root.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2021

"When Ian Ashbee takes the armband for Hull City this season, he will have captained the club through all four divisions," wrote Sean Cavany ahead of the Tigers' Premier League bow in 2008.

From The Guardian • Feb. 9, 2011

This is the second successive year that Gardner will have captained the American amateurs who are to defend the Walker Golf trophy against the invading British.

From Time Magazine Archive