#GAME GUARDIAN NO ROOT 2021 SERIES#

вЂњYou almost go back to club cricket where you have to do your own stuff,вЂќ Stokes said, regarding the farcical situation. Soon after, the local net bowlers were forced out of EnglandвЂ™s session midway through after one of them received a positive result. To sum things up, the former captain Adam Hollioake drove down from Queensland to Sydney over the weekend after being asked to help out by Graham Thorpe, the acting head coach, only to discover he was a close contact of a positive case and needed to immediately isolate. The coaching staff is now threadbare, Silverwood having tested positive while already isolating with his family in Melbourne, and following on from Jon Lewis (the seam bowling coach), Jeetan Patel (spin coach) and Darren Veness (fitness) last week. RootвЂ™s commitment was in evidence when England returned to training on Sunday and the captain found himself using the slinger to help his teammates bat in the nets. Those discussions havenвЂ™t even entered anywhere near Joe yet.вЂќД«en Stokes (right) insists he has no desire to succeed Joe Root as England Test captain. When he knew his time was up, his time was up. He stands up for you as individuals and players as well.вЂќДЄsked if he fancied stepping up should Root decide he has run his race, Stokes, the vice-captain, replied: вЂњIвЂ™ve said IвЂ™ve never really had an ambition to be a captain.

Joe Root is someone I always want to play for. вЂњCaptaincy is more than about setting fields, picking the team, making decisions out in the middle. вЂњAt the end of the day, the most important peopleвЂ™s opinions are those guys in the dressing room and have our thorough support. Unfortunately, the captain and coach bear the scrutiny for that but there are 10 other guys out there in the field beside the captain. Not from a captaincy point of view but from a team and results point of view.

#GAME GUARDIAN NO ROOT 2021 SERIES#

Obviously this series hasnвЂ™t gone too well. вЂњI donвЂ™t sense that at all with Joe,вЂќ Stokes said. He also had words of encouragement for Silverwood that were doubtless welcome after it was confirmed the head coach has the virus and will not return until next week. But while Root has now overseen 59 Tests, the point where a jaded Alastair Cook ended his record stint in charge in early 2017, Stokes is not expecting a similar outcome yet.

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