Michael Atherton has labelled Joe Root 's captaincy "untenable" and called on him to "end the delusion" following England 's comprehensive defeat to the West Indies in Grenada.
The loss means England have won just one of their last 17 Test matches under Root and failed to win any of their last five series for their first time ever in their history. And Atherton, who captained England in 54 Tests between 1993 and 2001, believes Root has "reached the end of the road as captain".
In his column for the Times, Atherton wrote: "After a double failure of his own, twice out to the dobbing medium pace of Kyle Mayers, it felt like a moment to end the delusion. Root's captaincy is untenable, and he must surely know it deep down.
