Shall we have a debate about whether Joe Root should carry on as Englands Test captain? OK, Ill start. The answer is, no. Of course not. Time to give up, concentrate on being a brilliant batsman and give someone else a go. The end.
Unfortunately a question this clear-cut does present some formal problems when it comes to writing a column. It is necessary at this point to whistle nonchalantly and glance down at the open white spaces below this line, like a man in a crowded lift staring with furious feigned interest at the spa treatment times.
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