England's difficulties seem to be continuing, as they lost the third Test match in the Ashes 2021-22 on Tuesday morning. With this, Australia has officially maintained the trophy, and it appears that it has no plan of losing its advantage over the Australian's. The fact that the English surrendered easily on Boxing Day's third day, and were bowled for 68 runs in the second innings, is surprising.
With the exception of their skipper Joe Root, none of the batsmen from this group have been regulars. Three times now, he has failed to secure the Ashes. As a result, Michael Atherton was concerned if the 31-year-old would want to continue as England's captain.
He also mentioned how the defeats would have affected the batsman title. As a result, the 53-year-old had questions about Root's willingness to continue to manage his team.
"It's difficult to imagine Root trying to continue when this season finishes. He has now failed to win the Ashes three times and has lost seven of the eight Tests he has played in Australia, the most of any England captain. "Four years ago, we went through a particularly painful experience. Now we're on an even bad tour," Michael Atherton said.
"There comes a moment when a captain thinks he has nothing more to give or offer, and the players would benefit more than anything from a change of style." He's most likely reached at that moment," he added. Despite the fact that England has lost all of their games so far in the series, the Yorkshire batsman has requested additional time to consider his captaincy options.
In the 2017-18 Ashes, the right-handed hitter suffered a 4-0 defeat as captain. In 2019, he was unable to reclaim the trophy during the home series, which the Australians also drew. While his results as a skipper haven't been great, there aren't many choices to take his place as a leader right now.