Root still the right man to lead England, says Gough
NEW DELHI : England's record of one win in their last 17 tests is clearly not good enough but Joe Root is still the right man to skipper the side, former bowler Darren Gough told Reuters.
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Former England coach makes Stuart Broad captaincy claim as pressure mounts on Joe Root
Former England head coach Peter Moores has backed "good tactician" Stuart Broad to "get stuck in and do a good job" as Test captain if he is asked to replace current skipper Joe Root.
Paul Collingwood 'amazed' by calls for Joe Root to step down as England Test captain
England's interim head coach Paul Collingwood has thrown his support behind Test captain Joe Root and said he is "amazed" that questions are being asked about his future as skipper.
Kevin Pietersen passionately defends Joe Root after legends tell England captain to resign
Kevin Pietersen has launched a passionate defence of Joe Root after a number of England legends urged him to resign as Test captain.
Paul Collingwood 'amazed' by questions about Joe Root's captaincy
Paul Collingwood said he is amazed that questions are being asked about Joe Root's captaincy of the Test side and that the Yorkshireman is "desperate" to get the team back to winning ways. England have won just one of their last 17 Tests and the pressure has been mounting on Root following a 4-0 Ashes series defeat by Australia and a 1-0 loss in the West Indies. The results prompted former captains Michael Atherton, Michael Vaughan and Nasser Hussain to suggest it should be the end of the road for Root, who has signalled his desire to continue in the role.
Cricket-Collingwood 'amazed' by questions about Root's captaincy
(Reuters) - England's interim head coach Paul Collingwood said he is amazed that questions are being asked about Joe Root's captaincy of the test side and that the Yorkshireman is "desperate" to get the team back to winning ways.
Collingwood 'amazed' by questions about Root's captaincy
England's interim head coach Paul Collingwood said he is amazed that questions are being asked about Joe Root's captaincy of the test side and that the Yorkshireman is "desperate" to get the team back to winning ways.
"End Of The Road As Captain": Ex-England Skipper's Damning Assessment Of Joe Root
The England men's cricket team suffered their sixth defeat in the last 10 Tests when they went down by 10 wickets against an inspired West Indies team in Grenada. Having drawn the first two Tests of the series, England were comprehensively beaten by the hosts, who rattled the English batting line-up in both innings of the Test to inflict a series loss. This woeful Test form has brought skipper Joe Root under the radar once again for all the wrong reasons. If a 4-0 Ashes drubbing wasn't enough, Root is now under immense pressure following the series defeat in the Caribbean.