Root gives Cook full backing to continue as captain

Joe Root says that he hopes that Alastair Cook will continue as England’s captain for “years to come”, in spite of growing speculation that Cook may be tempted to return to the ranks at the end of the current tour of India.

Despite a century and two half-centuries in his last four Tests, Cook has looked oddly short of form and confidence at the crease and has sometimes cut a weary-looking figure on and off the pitch.

Cook intimated in the build-up to the series that he may be wearing of the captaincy, or at least some of the responsibilities – not least engaging with the media – that come with the territory. However, with his 32nd birthday coming up on Christmas Day, there is no question about his enduring worth as England’s senior opener.

Root is certainly not pushing for the job as his replacement. …

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