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The highs and lows of Joe Root’s England captaincy

Joe Root’s tenure as England men’s Test captain is over after the batter announced his resignation Friday morning.

Evening Standard

Azeem Rafiq backs James Vince for England captaincy despite not playing a Test for four years

Hampshire captain James Vince has been backed as a potential replacement for Joe Root after he decided to step down as England skipper following a disappointing run of results

Daily Mirror

Joe Root resignation is right for everyone but now the tricky bit begins for England

Even a couple of weeks ago, at the end of a tour of the Caribbean which finished with a desperate defeat in Grenada to leave England with one win in 17 Tests, Joe Root seemed determined to carry on as captan, and certain that he was the right man for…

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Ben Stokes will feel 'a lot easier' about being England captain after Joe Root resignation

Joe Root has stepped down as England Test captain following a series defeat to the West Indies and vice-captain Ben Stokes has been widely tipped as his most likely successor

Daily Mirror

Ben Stokes breaks silence on Joe Root's resignation as he's tipped for England captaincy

Ben Stokes has been widely tipped as the most likely successor to Joe Root as England Test captain, following his decision to resign after a series defeat to the West Indies

Daily Mirror

Joe Root makes ‘most challenging’ decision to step down as England captain

England’s run of one victory in 17 Tests had placed huge scrutiny on Root’s position.

The Independent UK

Ben Stokes leads tributes as Joe Root resigns as England Test captain

England all-rounder Ben Stokes has paid tribute to teammate Joe Root after the Yorkshire batter stepped down as men’s Test captain on Friday.

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Who will replace Joe Root as England captain?

Stuart Broad, Ben Stokes, Rory Burns and Sam Billings are among the contenders.

The Independent UK

England face big changes under Rob Key with Root in firing line but veteran duo may return

Rob Key is reportedly the favourite to become England managing director and the Sky Sports pundit has already given his thoughts on a number of key issues that he would be tasked with

Daily Mirror

England star Ben Stokes set to return to action in May despite fears over knee injury

Star all-rounder Ben Stokes will feature for Durham next month, despite concerns over a knee issue he picked up on England's chastening tour defeat of the Caribbean

Daily Mirror

Ben Stokes remains on course for May return after knee scan

The England vice-captain suffered knee problems during the tour of the West Indies

The Independent UK

Anil Kumble felt he was unfairly treated: Ex-CoA chief Vinod Rai writes on Kohli-Kumble controversy in his book

Vinod Rai’s ‘Not Just A Nightwatchman: My Innings with BCCI’ touches upon various issues of Indian cricket

The Hindu

Ben Stokes waiting for scan results before deciding summer plans

The England vice-captain suffered knee problems during the tour of the West Indies

The Independent UK

Ben Stokes: England star’s county plans on hold as he awaits scan results on knee injury

Ben Stokes’ county schedule with Durham at the start of the season will not be determined until he receives the results of a scan on a knee injury this week.

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Former England coach makes Stuart Broad captaincy claim as pressure mounts on Joe Root

England Test captain Joe Root has come under pressure in recent weeks following his side's disappointing series defeat to the West Indies

Daily Mirror

Steve Harmison makes surprising Ben Stokes captaincy claim as pressure mounts on Joe Root

Joe Root has faced calls to step down as England Test captain following England's recent struggles in the format

Daily Mirror

Paul Farbrace names the "only two options" to replace Joe Root as England captain

England Test captain Joe Root has come under pressure to resign following his side's latest series defeat to the West Indies

The Independent UK

Joe Root emphasises ‘positives’ as scrutiny on England captaincy intensifies

Root’s position has been called into question following defeat in the West Indies

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Nasser Hussain names who should be England's next coach, captain and director of cricket

Former Test skipper Nasser Hussain has delivered his verdict on who he would like England to appoint as their next head coach, captain and director of cricket after their series defeat vs the West Indies

The Independent UK

Paul Collingwood hopes to be involved in England’s new coaching set-up

Collingwood has just wrapped up a month in charge of the Test side as interim head coach

Daily Mirror

Kevin Pietersen says the current England setup "stinks" and defends captain Joe Root

Kevin Pietersen has defended under pressure England captain Joe Root, who has presided over a team that has won just once in their last 17 Test matches

Daily Mirror

England must get ruthless - sack Joe Root, appoint Ben Stokes and bring in Justin Langer

After five consecutive series defeats, and one win in 17 Tests, enough is enough - Root has won 27 and lost 26 of his 64 games in charge, so he should quit while he is still ahead

The Independent UK

‘It’s not Joe Root’s fault’: Kevin Pietersen defends England captain after West Indies defeat

The former England batsman believes the quality of the Test side makes Root’s job impossible after a 10-wicket defeat in Grenada

The Independent UK

‘The setup stinks’: Kevin Pietersen defends Joe Root amid calls for England captain to go

The skipper is under pressure after the series defeat against the West Indies

Evening Standard

Joe Root is out of ideas... it’s time to make Ben Stokes England Test captain

After England’s latest grim defeat, Joe Root is hanging on to the Test captaincy by grim death.

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