LEICESTER manager Dean Richards on Monday backed new England captain Martin Johnson to make a success of his dramatic and sudden promotion following Lawrence Dallaglio’s decision to step down. British Lions skipper Johnson, who led Leicester to the Premiership title this season, takes charge of England following Dallaglio’s resignation, announced at Twickenham earlier on Monday. He captained England against World Cup qualifying opposition Italy and The Netherlands last November when Dallaglio was injured, and has 45 Test caps. The 1997 British Lions skipper was an obvious choice to replace Dallaglio once Sunday’s News of the World allegations of drug-taking and peddling surfaced.