The Ashes: Michael Vaughan backs Joe Root to carry on as Test captain, lay foundation for England

The Ashes: While there have been many calls for Joe Root to be sacked as England Test captain, Michael Vaughan said that the ace batter is best suited to "lay the foundation" for how they want to play around the world.

Former England captain Michael Vaughan backed Test captain Joe Root to guide England back from the brink following widespread criticism of the 31-year-old's captaincy after a meek surrender of the Ashes series to Australia.

Vaughan's comments are in stark contrast to the opinion of England great Geoffrey Boycott, who called on Root to step down, and Michael Atherton, who suggested Ben Stokes as a viable alternative for the captaincy.