Chris Robshaw will skipper England for the remainder of the RBS Six Nations Championship.
Despite only having represented his country once before, Robshaw was handed the captain's armband for England's opener against Scotland and the weekend win over Italy.
Interim head coach Stuart Lancaster had hinted he would appoint a new captain after the opening two rounds but he has decided to stick with Robshaw after being impressed by the Harlequins flanker.
"Chris has stepped into the role well and led a new team in two tough away fixtures. He is one of many leaders we could have chosen against Scotland and Italy but he has shown on and off the field the qualities required to captain a side," Lancaster said.
"We feel it is right to make a call now that Chris will lead England for the rest of the Six Nations"
Robshaw added: "Captaining the team against Scotland was the proudest day of my life and to get the chance again against Italy was fantastic.
"To do so at Twickenham would be something else and I'm thankful to the coaches for giving me that opportunity and to all the lads for helping me over the last few weeks.
"For now I'm just focusing on training hard and helping us get ready to play a strong Welsh team."