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.
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Michael Vaughan says Joe Root should step down as England Test captain
Joe Root, centre, and England tasted defeat again in the West Indies (Ricardo Mazalan/AP)
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.
I would tell Joe Root to step down as England skipper, says former captain Michael Vaughan
Former England captain Michael Vaughan says he would tell Joe Root to step down if he asked for his advice.
Michael Vaughan to return to BBC cricket coverage today after Azeem Rafiq racism claim
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"Was This Extras Guy Unavailable": Wasim Jaffer Trolls Michael Vaughan With Hilarious Twitter Post After England's Batting Disaster In 3rd Test vs West Indies
The England men's cricket team suffered yet another batting collapse in the third Test to surrender the three-match series 1-0 to hosts West Indies. England were thrashed emphatically by 10 wickets as the batters found themselves clueless against inspired bowling performances from the West Indies bowlers in both the innings. The defeat meant England lost the series 1-0 under the leadership of skipper Joe Root and were pushed to the bottom spot in the latest updated World Test Championship Table points table.