England quick Mark Wood has paid tribute to Joe Root following his decision to step down as Test captain, admitting the players "let him down quite a bit".
Root resigned as skipper after a poor run of results which saw England win just one of their last 17 Test matches, culminating in a 4-0 thrashing in the Ashes and a disappointing 1-0 defeat to the West Indies. And Wood has said he feels "sorry" for Root, with the 32-year-old doing "everything he could to try and improve the results but it just wasn't happening".
Under Root's captaincy, Wood played 17 Tests and took 55 wickets at an average of 29.94 and the fast bowler praised him for his work "behind the scenes". Speaking on his podcast 'Middle Please, Umpire' , Wood said: "I do feel sorry for Joe. I think it's worth saying that.
