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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

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

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England need to work with young batters despite the inevitable failures

Collapses in West Indies brought back bad memories of 2019. Little seems to have changed with pressure to succeed at Test level still leading to bad decision-making

The Guardian - UK

Sam Billings drops England captaincy hint as he discusses Test recall

Sam Billings has been touted in some quarters as a potential replacement for England captain Joe Root and the Kent skipper has spoken about his "leadership experience" being something he feels can help him earn a recall to the Test team

Daily Mirror

When a captain realises the wells of creativity have dried up

The most astute skipper bursting with tactical nous can still end up losing a match or series for events he has no control over

The Hindu

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

Daily Mirror

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Joe Root breaks silence after West Indies humbling as pressure mounts on England captain

England captain Joe Root has faced calls to resign following his side's disappointing defeat to the West Indies - but insists he believes the team is going in the right direction

Daily Mirror

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

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

The Independent UK

Michael Vaughan says Joe Root should step down as England Test captain

England have won only one of their last 17 Tests and the pressure has been mounting on Root following a 4-0 Ashes series defeat by Australia and 1-0 loss in West Indies

The Independent UK

Paul Collingwood says the pressure on Joe Root ‘amazes’ him as England woes continue

England’s Interim Head Coach Paul Collingwood say the external pressure on Joe Root’s leadership “amazes” him, having watched the captain at close quarters on the tour of the Caribbean.

Evening Standard

Paul Collingwood ‘amazed’ by questioning of Joe Root’s captaincy

Paul Collingwood, the interim head Test coach, says England have ‘bottomed out’ and that Joe Root has the backing of the players and management

The Guardian - UK

5 things England need to fix amid new low following defeat against West Indies

England are currently bottom of the World Test Championship following their latest series defeat to the West Indies, which has left captain Joe Root in a precarious position

Daily Mirror

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

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Paul Collingwood responds to calls for Joe Root to stand down as England Test skipper

The dressing room is where Joe Root is doing his best work as captain and he has total support from those inside it, despite England's latest series defeat to the West Indies

Evening Standard

England player verdicts: Give Ben Stokes the captaincy with Joe Root unable to end cycle of Test failure

It’s another series, another defeat and yet more questions for England after they were beaten by West Indies and their dismal Test form continued.

Daily Mirror

Michael Atherton labels 'deluded' Joe Root's captaincy 'untenable' in scathing analysis

Michael Atherton believes Joe Root has "reached the end of the road as captain" after England's humbling defeat by the West Indies cost them the series in Grenada

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

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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

A closer look at England’s losing run over last five Test series

Only once before have England lost five series in a row

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.

The Independent UK

England’s latest dismal defeat won’t be the start of Test improvements even if Joe Root resigns

Embarrassment in the Ashes was not followed up by a noticeable improvement in the latest series

The Independent UK

Joe Root in the firing line after calamity in Caribbean – what next for England?

The tourists believed they had enough quality to course-correct after the Ashes, only to record two draws and a dreadful final performance.

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