- ECB supportive of Root despite record nine defeats in 2021
- Isolating head coach looks unlikely to remain in his role
Chris Silverwood looks set to pay the price for England’s Ashes debacle and, to continue a chastening tour, now faces 10 days of isolation following the emergence of a seventh positive Covid case in the camp.
The head coach, who will now miss the fourth Test in Sydney after one of his family members contracted the virus, is unlikely to remain in his job, with Joe Root, the captain, given contrastingly stronger support behind the scenes at 3-0 down.
