Jacob Bethell plans to take a leaf out of Ben Stokes’ book after being named England’s youngest-ever men’s captain in international cricket.

The 21-year-old will lead England in three T20s against Ireland in Dublin from September 17-21.

Bethell will break the existing record for an England captain, held by Monty Bowden, who was 23 years and 144 days old when he led a Test team against South Africa at Cape Town in 1888-89, and the Barbados-born all-rounder admits he does not have to look for inspiration in the role.

“The big thing I’ve noticed with Stokesy is he leads with actions,” Bethell said on Sky Sports about England’s Test captain.

“He’s always the guy who takes the precedents and takes the situation on himself. I’ll be looking to do that as much as possible.

“Obviously he do

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