• Ashley Giles backs Joe Root despite captain’s batting struggles
Chris Silverwood, on his first tour as England’s head coach, will fly home after day two of the upcoming second Test in New Zealand following a family bereavement.
The news is a further setback in a two-match series that the tourists can now only draw following the innings-defeat in Mount Maunganui and comes after the director of cricket, Ashley Giles, shared his hope that Silverwood can help unlock Joe Root’s runs. The captain’s average has dropped to a five-year low of 47.35 and after two failures during England’s defeat, this figure now sits below 40 as captain and has seen him tumble out of the top 10 in the world Test batting rankings.
Written by Ali Martin in Hamilton
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/nov/26/ashley-giles-backs-joe-root-england-captain-new-zealand under the title “Chris Silverwood to return early from New Zealand due to family bereavement”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
