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Daily Mirror
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Dean Wilson & Matthew Cooper

England candidates to replace Joe Root with captain under pressure after West Indies loss

Joe Root is facing questions over his future as England Test captain following a disappointing series defeat against the West Indies.

England have won just one of their last 17 Test matches and failed to win any of their last five series' under Root's leadership and the likes of Michael Atherton and Steve Harmison have called for him to resign as skipper. Atherton feels there is 'no justification' for Root to continue, while Harmison has claimed he should quit for "his own mental sanity".

Root has said he wants to continue as captain but conceded the decision could be made for him when England appoint their new managing director and head coach. "I'm very passionate about taking this team forward and I will control what I can," Root said.

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