The Ashes: Joe Root wants Chris Silverwood to remain as head coach

Silverwood has been in charge since October.

The venue is the Blundstone Arena in Hobart.

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Despite the defeat in Australia this winter, England's captain wants Chris Silverwood to remain as head coach.

The final Test in Hobart is on Friday, and the tourists are down three games to none.

Silverwood missed the fourth Test because of Covid-19.

"Yes, I would like Silverwood to stay in charge," said Root.

He said that it was difficult for the group of players without him.

I feel we let him and the coaches down by not putting in as good a performance as we could have. We haven't played at the level we're capable of.

In the year of 2021, England lost nine Test matches, including some heavy losses.

They will host New Zealand, India and South Africa in the English summer before facing the West Indies.

Silverwood has been in his role since October, but has had to shuffle his resources because of Covid bubbles, player welfare and injuries.

"He's calm, he has the respect of the guys, and he's got a desperation to see everyone do well or up-skill the players as best he can," said Root.

He's had a difficult time with the environments we've been living in, trying to manage winning matches with bubble environments away from home, and multi-format players trying to prepare for the World Cup.

"For a long time we've not been able to put our best teams out because we've been constantly trying to make sure from a mental wellbeing point of view everyone is looked after properly, because of the schedule we've dealt with over two years."

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Harris dropped, Khawaja opened and Head came back.

Marcus Harris has played in 14 Tests.

Marcus Harris will not play in the fifth Test, with Khawaja taking his place.

Khawaja moved up the order to accommodate the return of Head, who missed the fourth Test because of Covid.

In the first four Tests, Harris has passed 50 only once, making a 76 in Australia's third Test victory.

Cummins said that he thought he knew it was coming. We think Harry is doing well. It's difficult on him.

It's rare for someone to hit two hundreds in the same game. Marcus has been very good. He has been growing with each game. He was a big part of the win in the MCG Test.

He's part of the future. We will keep investing in him.