England have had a rather forgettable Ashes series where they lost the Ashes series to Australia. They even lost the fifth and final Test by 146 runs in Hobart and faced a 4-0 series defeat too. However, England Test captain Joe Root has claimed that he is the right person to lead the England team in the Test in future too.

Notably, the question arose on Joe Root’s five-year term as the Test captain after they faced heavy defeats one after another on a constant basis in recent times. But he again stated that he wanted to stay in the post in future too as well.

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“I’d love the opportunity to take this team forward and to turn things round,” he told reporters. “At the moment, we’re going through a real tough stage as a group of players. “The performances haven’t been good enough but I’d love the opportunity to turn things round and for us to start putting in performances you’d expect from an English test team.”

He further added: “I believe I am the right man to take this team forward, in my own eyes, and if that decision is taken out of my hands, so be it. But I’d love the opportunity to carry that forward.”

Meanwhile, Joe Root has recently shared his views on the deficiencies of both his bowlers and batsmen throughout the series and he also added that the squad had to accept they were not at their best on this tour as well.

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“We’ve let ourselves down because we’ve not given a fair account of what we’re capable of. But, at the same time, it’s quite evident that Australia are, at this moment in time, a better team than we are, in all areas. It hurts me to say that, but it’s the reality of things and we’ve got to accept that and find a way of doing better. Find a way of very quickly turning things around,” Joe Root signed off.