- Lewis Moody is settling into new surroundings at Bath
- Flanker hopes to retain England captaincy for Investec Internationals
By Sky Sports
Lewis Moody has set out his ambition to continue as England captain for as long as possible as he settles into his new surroundings at Bath Rugby.
The 32-year-old flanker brought an end to his long association with Leicester Tigers by agreeing to join the West Country side and hopes the move coincides with the England captaincy for the Investec Internationals.
Moody first led Martin Johnson’s side in the 2010 RBS 6 Nations finale against France and retained the role on the summer tour to Australia and New Zealand.
Under his leadership England secured a fine second Test victory over the Wallabies and Moody said: "Johnno never gives much away, but we won at the end of the day so you can't be anything but happy.
"I loved being captain during that tour, but first and foremost you have to be the best player you can be.
"Firstly I have to earn my spot in that England team, then if Johnno still wants me to be captain and feels I'm up to the job then I'd love to do it again."
Incredible ending to Leicester career – Moody
After so long with Leicester, Moody is like the new kid in school now at Bath, and admitted it would take some time to get used to playing in the blue and white.
"It's strange, you get the butterflies when you move to a new place and I got that coming here,” he said.
"I came in on Monday and seeing the changing rooms and meeting all the guys – it's just totally out of my comfort zone. Obviously at Leicester I was comfortable. I knew everything, knew everyone and knew how everything worked, now you almost have to start again."
Moody bowed out of at Leicester with an emotional Premiership final victory over Saracens at Twickenham, and he says leaving on a high helped him come to terms with ending his trophy-laden, 14-year stint at Welford Road.
"It was an incredible way to end," he added. "I was very happy and emotional at the end and I suppose that's why I can now get on with it.
"Because that's such a great chapter of my life I'll always remember everything about Leicester, but now it's time to move on and be part of something else, hopefully something special."
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