NASSER HUSSAIN: Ben Stokes can lead England's team out of the doldrums

Joe Root should be very proud of how he conducted himself as England captain, not only because he has been successful but also for being a fantastic ambassador for the game.

Root has won more Tests in charge than anyone else in England's history and he has always done that with a smile and managed to retain his class and dignity throughout the difficult times.

He has carried on scoring runs, too, which has often proved difficult for England captains. As he acknowledged on Friday, the job does take over your life.

But the most important box you have to tick as captain is results, and one win in the last 17 Tests and no wins in the last five series suggests it is time for change.

It is time for a new voice and someone else to take the team in a different direction. Those results are not all down to Root. He has had to put up with a batting line-up that has continually failed him, despite various changes in personnel, and one he has had to hold together himself with the bulk of England's runs.

Clearly, he has made mistakes. There have been tactical errors on the field and bad decision-making off it, mainly with selection, and in the end that has cost Root the job, whether he jumped or someone tapped him on the shoulder.

The tactical side of the game never came naturally to Joe. You never felt he had that gut feel for the nuances of the game. It was all a bit forced and tactics were never his strong point, whether it was field placings or getting bowlers to bang it halfway down the pitch. 

And one thing that was certainly a mistake, and which the captain has to share responsibility for, was not taking two of England's greatest bowlers — Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad — to the Caribbean.

I said as soon as the tour party was