Joe Root Captaincy – England UNISON Demands Joe Root to step down: The England Test skipper hasn’t exactly enjoyed success after taking over captaincy reins and that has now made five England greats to call on Joe Root to step down. Follow England tour of West Indies & Live Cricket Updates on Insidesport.IN
Under Root’s leadership in red-ball cricket, the Lions have won just one of their past 17 Tests, including their 4-0 Ashes defeat in Australia. For the first time in their history, England have lost five straight series (of series with two or more Tests).
Joe Root Captaincy – England UNISON Demands Joe Root to step down: After thorough scrutiny with the high performance set up following the disaster Down Under, now Root is being encouraged to step down.
Speaking on the same lines, veteran English cricketer Michael Atherton wrote in Times, “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.”
Joe Root Captaincy: 5 England greats in UNISON demand, ‘Joe Root should immediately step down’
Michael Vaughan, who snapped England’s baron run against Australia by leading them to victory in 2005, was less damning. Instead, he asked The flamboyant batsman to consider the mental toll and whether he was truly the right man to lead England forward.
“Joe has not been helped by individuals in the team. They have not improved themselves. They have got worse. But Joe takes responsibility for that as captain, he knows that in his own mind. Now he has to decide whether it is time for someone else to bear that burden,” Vaughan wrote in The Telegraph.
Joe Root Captaincy – England UNISON Demands Joe Root to step down: Nasser Hussain, who took England’s batsmen to the cleaners last home summer, believes Root must go, too. He said the decision for England to leave Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad at home said more about Root’s captaincy than anything else.
By all reports, the fast-bowling duo have not always been easy to manage.But Hussain said being a strong man-manager was part of the deal of being captain and was an important tool of being a leader.
Joe Root captaincy stats- The 31-year-old has a winning percentage of 42.19 from 64 Tests in charge. His winning record is lower than Michael Vaughan (50.98) and Andrew Strauss (46), but higher than Alastair Cook (40.68), Nasser Hussain (37.78), Mike Atherton (24.07) and Graham Gooch (29.41).
Joe Root Captaincy: 5 England greats in UNISON demand, ‘Joe Root should immediately step down’
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