Joe.

The inside story of how Joe Root's reign as England captain unravelled.

Root is a decent man whose batting and off-field class never wavered but as Test captain he fell short.

ByNick Hoult, CHIEF CRICKET CORRESPONDENT.BLOGGER: I COULD NOT DISAGREE MORE. THIS STATEMENT FAILS TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE WRETCHED MISMANAGEMENT OF OUR CRICKET BY THE TCCB - WHICH FAILS TO PRODUCE TEST STANDARD BATSMEN.JOE ROOT IS certainly NOT ENGLAND'S BEST EVER CAPTAIN BUT THE PLAYERS AVAILABLE TO HIM HAVE BEEN WHOLLY INADEQUATE.