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Joe Root quits as captain of England's Test team

Joe Root resigned from the captaincy of the England's Test team after the team had lost series against West Indies. Full story on Dynamite News

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Root resigns as England Test captain after torrid year

London (AFP) - Joe Root resigned as England's Test captain on Friday after a rollercoaster five-year term that ended in a torrid run of results including an Ashes drubbing and defeat in the West Indies.

AFP

Root resigns as England Test captain

London (AFP) - Joe Root resigned as England's Test captain on Friday after a five-year term that ended in a torrid run of results including an Ashes drubbing and defeat in the West Indies.

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Alastair Cook baffles fans with bizarre impression while bowling for Essex vs Kent

Sir Alastair Cook bowled one over during the County Championship match between Essex and Kent, breaking out a bizarre impression for one of his deliveries

Daily Mirror

Fans beg Alastair Cook to make England return after brilliant century for Essex

Sir Alastair Cook scored a brilliant hundred for Essex in their season opener against Kent, prompting fans to urge him to come out of international retirement

Daily Mirror

County Championship day two: Foakes keeps Surrey on top – as it happened

Warwickshire are up against it at Edgbaston while Northamptonshire battled back against Gloucestershire

The Guardian - UK

County Championship: Essex’s Cook and Browne ruffle Kent on opening day

Essex’s openers both made centuries at Chelmsford, while Surrey made a promising start against Warwickshire at Edgbaston

The Guardian - UK

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Sir Alastair Cook hits century as Essex make strong start to new season

Essex batter Nick Browne and Middlesex’s Stephen Eskinazi also celebrated day-one centuries.

The Independent UK

English cricketers brave spring chill at start of season

Chelmsford (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Players warming up in woolly hats and multiple layers.A biting wind whipping across the lush green grass.Welcome to the first day of the English county cricket season.

AFP

Jack Leach supports Joe Root claim after Alastair Cook's "deluded" England criticism

Jack Leach has reflected on England's recent tour of the West Indies, echoing comments made by skipper Joe Root

Daily Mirror

10 uncapped England prospects who could advance Test ambitions in County Championship

England handed debuts to three players during the recent West Indies series and more new faces could be introduced this summer

Daily Mirror

Essex focused on further trophies amid fallout from racism scandal

Essex host Kent in this week’s opening County Championship match, with captain Tom Westley eager to get back to trophy-winning ways.

The Independent UK

Sir Alastair Cook "bored" of Joe Root's positive spin as he slams "deluded" England hierarchy

Sir Alastair Cook is not happy with the current England captain and hierarchy, and questioned the positive take on the 1-0 series defeat by West Indies last month

Daily Mirror

Joe Root tipped to break Alastair Cook record and become England's 'best ever player'

Joe Root scored 153 against the West Indies in the second Test in Barbados and former England assistant coach Paul Farbrace believes he will go down as their greatest ever player

Daily Mirror

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Evening Standard

Joe Root’s most under-the-radar ton since Alastair Cook swansong bodes well for England rebuild

Joe Root centuries have not been as unusual since the beginning of 2021 as they once were, in the Conversion Rate Years.

The Independent UK

Captain Joe Root ‘committed, excited and energised’ to take England forward

Root has held the job for almost five years since picking up the baton from Sir Alastair Cook and has led the Test side on 61 occasions.

The Independent UK

England captain Joe Root named ICC men’s Test cricketer of the year

Root is the second Englishman to receive the award after captaincy predecessor Alastair Cook

Daily Mirror

Moeen Ali clarifies Alastair Cook 'row' after pair's awkward TV exchange during Ashes

Moeen Ali worked as a pundit for BT Sport during the Ashes series, where apparent tension between him and former England captain Alastair Cook became a huge talking point

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