Individual Most Matches As Captain

Most matches as captain for England vs Sri Lanka in Tests

Most matches as captain

Player	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	NR	W/L	%W	%L	% Tied	% Draw	%NR	%
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2006-2012	8	3	2	0	3	0	1.500	37.5	25	0	37.5	0	60
N Hussain (ENG)	2001-2002	6	4	1	0	1	0	4.000	66.66	16.66	0	16.66	0	80
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2001-2002	6	1	4	0	1	0	0.250	16.66	66.66	0	16.66	0	20
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2003-2007	6	0	2	0	4	0	0.000	0	33.33	0	66.66	0	0
AN Cook (ENG)	2014-2016	5	2	1	0	2	0	2.000	40	20	0	40	0	66.66
AD Mathews (SL)	2014-2016	5	1	2	0	2	0	0.500	20	40	0	40	0	33.33
JE Root (ENG)	2018-2021	5	5	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2011-2012	5	2	1	0	2	0	2.000	40	20	0	40	0	66.66
LD Chandimal (SL)	2018-2021	3	0	3	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
DM de Silva (SL)	2024-2024	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.500	33.33	66.66	0	0	0	33.33
A Flintoff (ENG)	2006-2006	3	1	1	0	1	0	1.000	33.33	33.33	0	33.33	0	50
OJ Pope (ENG)	2024-2024	3	2	1	0	0	0	2.000	66.66	33.33	0	0	0	66.66
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	2003-2003	3	1	0	0	2	0	-	33.33	0	0	66.66	0	100
TM Dilshan (SL)	2011-2011	2	0	1	0	1	0	0.000	0	50	0	50	0	0
GA Gooch (ENG)	1988-1991	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
RAS Lakmal (SL)	2018-2018	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
A Ranatunga (SL)	1993-1998	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1993-1998	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
PA de Silva (SL)	1991-1991	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1982-1982	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
DI Gower (ENG)	1984-1984	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
RS Madugalle (SL)	1988-1988	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
LRD Mendis (SL)	1984-1984	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2011-2011	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
B Warnapura (SL)	1982-1982	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0

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The result percentage excludes no results and counts ties as half a win

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616 - Live]
>> 211/3 (45.0 ov, JE Root 72*, HC Brook 78*, MG Neser 1/36) - Stumps

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]