Joe Root grateful to be kept on as England captain despite Ashes thrashing
Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Joe Root expressed his gratitude at being given the chance to continue as England captain despite another Ashes mauling and hopes a new-look side can rebound quickly in the West Indies. open image in gallery Joe Root’s England lie at the bottom of the World Test Championship standings following their dismal recent run While Root acknowledged England are at a low ebb at the bottom of the nine-team World Test Championship pile, he insisted they can turn a corner by beating Kraigg Brathwaite’s side in a series which starts on March 8 in Antigua. “Ultimately sometimes it doesn’t take a long time to change things,” said Root, whose squad head for the Caribbean on Thursday and will attempt to become only the second England side to win a Test series there since 1968. open image in gallery Stuart Broad, left, and James Anderson have been left out of England’s 16-strong squad for the West Indies Test tour “It’s a great place to go and play, we’ve won once there in a very long time.
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