England must consider the captaincy, top four and wicketkeeper | Tim de Lisle

Several problems with the makeup of the side have become clear during the Ashes and action is needed to resolve themJoe Root is not a disaster – he has still not lost a home series – but his captaincy weakens England in two ways. It diminishes their only world-class batsman: Root’s average as captain slumps from 53 to 41 and the hundreds dry up. And it stops them maximising limited resources, as Eoin Morgan has done with the 50-over team. Root played most of his Tests under Ala