A look at the numbers behind Joe Root’s reign as England Test captain
Joe Root has stepped down as England’s Test captain after five years in the role.
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What went wrong and what is next for England after Joe Root’s exit as captain?
Joe Root has resigned as England’s Test captain and in the process became the latest person to lose their job after a disastrous 12 months of red-ball cricket.
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Stokes, Morgan, Broad: Who will succeed Joe Root as England Test captain?
Such have been the struggles for the England Test team over recent times, there does not appear to be an obvious candidate to succeed Joe Root, after he stepped down as captain on Friday.
Ben Stokes is obvious choice to lead England Test team: Former captains
Stokes has a "smart cricket brain" and is the "obvious" choice to take over as England Test captain following the exit of Joe Root, according to former captains Michael Vaughan and Nasser Hussain. Root on Friday stepped down from captaincy, ending his five-year tenure after facing criticism following England's 0-4 Ashes defeat against Australia and 0-1 series loss to West Indies.
"Lacked A Feel For The Game": Former Australia Cricketer's Remark After Joe Root Steps Down From England Test Captaincy
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Friday that Joe Root had decided to step down from England men's Test captaincy. The decision by Root came after England's poor outings in the Ashes series as well as the West Indies tour. Under Root's leadership, England lost 0-4 in Australia and then followed it up with a 1-0 defeat in the three-Test series against West Indies. Both series loses were heavily criticized by experts and former cricketers as Root was put under the pump for successive defeats. Post his stepping down as the skipper, mixed reactions have come in from cricketing circles, including that of former Australian cricketer Mark Waugh.
Iceland Cricket Trolls England Test Team After Joe Root Resigns As Captain
England's Joe Root on Friday announced that he is stepping down as the Test captain, ending his stint as the country's most successful skipper in the longest format of the game. There was a flurry of reactions on social media, with some hailing him as a role model and others being critical of his leadership in recent months. His resignation comes after England were humiliated 0-4 in the Ashes series in Australia and they then slumped to a 1-0 series defeat in the West Indies.
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