Jim Troughton's vow as new captain

New Warwickshire captain Jim Troughton insits he can combine leadership with runs after fulfilling a lifelong ambition to skipper the Bears.

The 31-year-old has been named as successor to Ian Westwood, who stood down to focus on batting after his spell at the helm brought an alarming slump in form.

But Troughton, who has been at Edgbaston since he was a schoolboy, is confident he can avoid a similar problem.

He said: "When you take on this role it can affect your own game because you just don't have the time to take care of the technical side of your own cricket.

"But captaining and opening the batting, like Ian has had to do, is a tough ask.