I DIDN'T know until the morning of the game against Somerset that Galey was going to step down as Yorkshire's one-day captain but I was delighted to be appointed skipper. It's a huge honour to captain Yorkshire in any form of the game and I am looking forward to it.

Our aim is to enjoy our one-day cricket. We're in a good place and, despite our defeat to Somerset, we remain a confident side. That was just a bump in the road which we will get past.

I'd skippered the last three games before Somerset, so to be appointed was simply a continuation of my development as both a captain and a cricketer.

We've gone from strength to strength under Galey and there is no better man to be club captain and four-day skipper. I think that probably an element of injury contributed to his decision and the longevity of his career could be affected if he continues to play all games in all three formats. It's certainly taken its toll on his hair and I'm hoping I can avoid the same fate!

It wasn't obvious that the one-day captaincy was getting on top of Galey but I think that perhaps he felt he had done all he could do with the one-day side. It's tough to make such a bold move at any stage of your career and I think it takes a strong man to know that he's had enough and things needed to go in another direction. I think that everyone will respect him for that.

In the aftermath of being appointed skipper, I simply gave my attention to winning another game for Yorkshire but over the next few days I will be able to have more of a think about it. Apart from Surrey, I don't think there is any other county with the history that Yorkshire has, so it's a huge honour and a challenge that I am looking forward to meeting.

We're fortunate that we have a good mix of younger players and slightly older heads but my captaincy style is one that is quite open to players expressing themselves to me. Ultimately if you have a happy camp, you will play better cricket, and that is the approach I am going to take.

I enjoy the responsibility of captaincy and I think I thrive on it. But that's also why I enjoy opening, because I like the responsibility of getting the team off to a good start, so hopefully skippering will send my whole game upwards.

So I was gutted that we lost against Somerset and in the manner that we lost. We are well aware that it's not always your day in one-day cricket and now we are just looking forward to our final game in the Royal London Cup and hopefully we can bounce back and win. We don't want to go into the quarter-finals on the back of two defeats.

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