Piers Morgan has laid the blame firmly at the door of Joe Root's England teammates after the Test skipper resigned from his role. Root stepped down on Friday following England's 1-0 series defeat in the Caribbean, having won just one of his final 17 matches as captain.
The TV personality and cricket fan took to Twitter to express his frustration, stating: 'Joe Root resigns as England cricket captain. Many will be happy about this but I’m not. He was let down badly by his teammates & without his own outstanding batting, we’d have fared far worse.'
Root, 31, released an emotional statement explaining his decision, citing the toll the captaincy had taken on him away from cricket. 'It has been the most challenging decision I have had to make in my career,' he said. 'I am immensely proud to have captained my country and will look back on the past five years with enormous pride.'
The Yorkshireman will now focus on his batting, aiming to secure his status as one of England's greatest ever batsmen. He expressed his desire to support the next captain in any way he can.
