of england s series defeat, to west indies, their fourth in a row, and that would prove to be the end of his captaincy. this morning a statement closed the end of five year innings. he saidi he said i have lovely my contribute recently, it has hit home of how much of the toll it has taken on me and the impact it has had on me away from the game. eventually, you do start to realise, however passionate you are about the job, thosejobs grab you. you never really wanted to give it up. one of the things you have to say is it s a result giving game, if you are not getting wins, which was what was happening for the last 12 months, something has to change. joe root has long been england s anchor, the outstanding batter of his generation. and another magnificent hundred from joe root! he had never been a permanent county captain when he was chosen to lead his country in 2017, a fresh and cheerful face to take the team forward. he had captained england for more tests than anyone else in history