he does a jump and a skip forjoy. he d never been a permanent county captain when he was chosen to lead his country in 2017, a fresh and cheerful face to take the team forward. he d captained england for more tests than anyone else in history, and win more matches, too. when lockdown forced the squad into bio secure bubbles, root led them through it. but this would be as close as he got to the ashes. his england team were unable to win any of the three series they played against australia. their most recent defeat came as part of a run of one win in 17 tests. nevertheless, root thought he could see a path through. it wasn t to be, but he will carry on in the team. those who run english cricket talk of a reset. that s meant the off switch for the managing director, coach, and now the captain all three jobs remain unfilled. you have to say that english cricket, at the moment, is in a real void, there s a vacuum there. and the people who will appoint joe root s successor haven t themsel
if you re not getting wins, which is what basically has been happening for the last 12 months, at some stage something has to change. joe root has long been england s anchor. the outstanding batter of his generation. that is another magnificent 100 for root. ajump and a skip forjoy. he d never been a permanent county captain when he was chosen to lead his country in 2017. a fresh and cheerful face to take the team forward. he d captained england for more tests than anyone else in history, and win more matches, too. when lockdown forced the squad into bio secure bubbles, root led them through it. but this would be as close as he got to the ashes. his england team were unable to win any of the three series they played against australia. their most recent defeat came as part of a run of one win in 17 tests. nevertheless, root thought he could see a path through. i m still very passionate about taking this team forward. i feel like there is the support of the dressing room behind me. and,
theirfourth in a row. and that would prove to be the end of his captaincy. this morning, a statement marked the close of a five year innings. root said, i have loved to leading my country, but recently it hit home how much of a toll it s taken me and the impact it s had on me away from the game. eventually, you do start to realise that, however passionate you might be about the job, it s one of those jobs that does grab you, you never really want to give it up, no matter how bad things are. one of the things you have to say is that it s a results driven game. if you re not getting wins, which is what basically has been happening for the last 12 months, at some stage something has to change. joe root has long been england s anchor. the outstanding batter of his generation. that is another magnificent 100 for root. ajump and a skip forjoy. he d never been a permanent county captain when he was chosen to lead his country in 2017. a fresh and cheerful face to take the team forward. he d c