England came back strongly from the defeat in the second Test at Lord’s as Joe Root and Co. completely dominated India in the third Test at Leeds to win the match by an innings and 76 runs and level the series 1-1.
While Root has been fantastic with the bat, his captaincy was under the scanner after his tactical blunder caused England to lose the Lord’s Test on the final day from a completely winning position.
But after a win at Headingley in Leeds, former England skipper Michael Vaughan and current coach Chris Silverwood showered praises on the 30-year-old but also believed that the Ashes win will define him as a captain as well.
As Vaughan and Silverwood are waiting for the results of the upcoming Ashes series, Sky Sports asked their followers about their opinion on Joe Root needing to win Ashes to be classed as one of England's 'greatest Test captains.
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Ben Stokes, on the other hand, opined that Root is already the greatest English captain as he has the most Test wins under his belt than any other England captain.
“Already is the greatest....most wins as a English Test Captain..end of,” wrote Ben Stokes on Twitter to answer the question posted by Sky Sports.
Have a look at Ben Stokes’ Tweet:
Already is the greatest….most wins as a English Test Captain..end of https://t.co/U6BfYjXhjx
— Ben Stokes (@benstokes38) August 30, 2021
As far as the Ashes are concerned, the Root-led England team had lost 4-0 in 2017-18 and the Aussies also managed to retain the urn two years ago in England under the Yorkshire batsman’s watch.
