this is bbc news. our top stories... the flagship of russia's black sea fleet has sunk, after an explosion on wednesday. ukraine claims it hit the moskva with missiles, but russia says the ship sank after a fire. in an exclusive bbc interview in his war bunker, ukraine's president says continuing attacks from russia are damaging chances of a peace deal bucha is in this process closing these possibilities. bucha, borodyanka, mariupol. so i don't have, you know, it's not about me, it's more about russia. the first asylum seekers could be flown from the uk to rwanda in weeks, according to the british government.

the scheme aims to deter people crossing the english channel, but critics say it is inhumane for all of you watching on pbs and around the globe, a warm welcome. russia's defence ministry says the flagship of its black sea fleet — the moskva — has sunk — a day after ukraine said the cruiser had been hit by its missiles. the ship went down as it was being towed back to the port of sevastopol. overnight there have been reports of explosions in the capital — kyiv. tim allman reports. the scourge of the black sea now buried at the bottom of it. but how the moskva got there is still disputed. ukraine says it hit the ship

with cruise missiles launched from the coast. russia would only admit there had been an explosion on board and it then sank in bad weather. if the ukrainians were responsible it would be the biggest warship to be sunk by enemy action since the second world war. this is a tremendous victory for ukraine, even if they didn't directly contribute to the sinking. and it's an enormous defeat for russia because it indicates that the russian armed forces simply aren't up to snuff in terms of modern military capabilities. perhaps not, but it does beg the question how will russia react? these were air raid sirens heard overnight in the western city of lviv for the first time in several days. and there were reports of powerful explosions in the capital kyiv. in his latest video message, president zelensky made reference to the fate of the moskva.

he praised the ukrainian people, those who stopped the advance of endless columns of russian equipment, those who proved that russian planes were defenceless, and those who proved that russian ships can only go to the bottom of the sea. but in the east of the country, invading troops continue their operations. the ukrainian government fears their main goal now is to destroy the donbas region. russia may have sustained a heavy defeat, but it is still very much in this war. tim allman, bbc news. our correspondent jenny hill is in moscow this was the flagship of the black sea fleet, a huge blow to russia, i suppose, but what are they saying officially about this? the statement from the authorities _ officially about this? the statement from the authorities says _ officially about this? the statement from the authorities says that - officially about this? the statement from the authorities says that the i from the authorities says that the ship sank while it was being towed back to port in stormy seas. they

say that it had suffered significant damage to the hull following a fire and explosion of ammunition on board. interestingly, this morning, state television has not dwelt on the topic beyond citing that particular statement from the authorities. the statement came too late to make it into the paper editions of the morning newspapers about the online editions are starting to include a little bit more in the way of commentary. some are talking about what could have caused the fire? they are sticking to the script from the authorities and noting that perhaps this ship, some a0 years old had rather outdated and inefficient firefighting systems on board. very much sticking to the kremlin�*s script. certainly, no official response to the suggestion from ukraine that its missiles were responsible for sinking the ship.

speaking about script, very different script throughout this work from the ukrainian side, from the russian side, what is the latest the russian side, what is the latest the russian side, what is the latest the russian defence ministry are saying about the war in general? we have saying about the war in general? - have had another update this morning, they say that moscow plans to increase the frequency and the scale of strikes on facilities in kyiv in retaliation for what it says are ukrainian attacks on russian territory. this has been building for the last couple of days. a similar threat a couple of nights ago. it is difficult to know whether the actual number of reported attacks from ukraine into the regions in russia which border the country have increased in recent days or whether the russian authorities, i suspect is the case, are now talking about them with more frequency. many of these attacks as we protect are not verified, it is difficult to get independent verification of what is happening

there. the authorities are talking about ukrainian strikes on russian soil and yesterday officials in one region said that low—flying ukrainian military helicopters had contracted air strikes in a residential area leaving seven injured in residential buildings damaged. russia is now saying in response to this, it will step up strikes on kyiv. we have to see how that situation develops but certainly it seems to be an escalating one.— certainly it seems to be an escalating one. certainly it seems to be an escalatin: one. . ~ , . escalating one. thank you very much. our correspondent _ escalating one. thank you very much. our correspondent in _ escalating one. thank you very much. our correspondent in moscow. - let's speak to our correspondent, danjohnson, who is west of ukraine in lviv. 0n on that flagship that has been hit and sunk, the ukrainian said it was hit by their missiles and for them, a huge boost certainly in terms of propaganda and morale. absolutely.

two ordinary — propaganda and morale. absolutely. two ordinary ukrainians _ propaganda and morale. absolutely. two ordinary ukrainians it _ propaganda and morale. absolutely. two ordinary ukrainians it doesn't i two ordinary ukrainians it doesn't matter too much whether the russians admit it was caused by ukrainian missiles. the fact that the moskva now sets at the bottom of the black sea is victory enough for them. it had already become a symbol of ukrainian resistance after the opening stages of the invasion when it was told by ukrainian soldiers were to go, where to get off as at first approached the ukrainian island. it has become a symbol of ukrainian resistance used on posters, t—shirts, it even appeared on ukrainian postage stamps. there are billboards in lviv, souvenirs sold with that message on it. it is now at the bottom of the sea adds to the boosting propaganda message. it will be the sort of attack that if it is proven, the ukrainians will try to repeat it because it shows they have found a weakness in russia

marine defences. in they have found a weakness in russia marine defences.— they have found a weakness in russia marine defences. in terms of morale, the other side — marine defences. in terms of morale, the other side of _ marine defences. in terms of morale, the other side of the _ marine defences. in terms of morale, the other side of the coin _ marine defences. in terms of morale, the other side of the coin from - the other side of the coin from ukraine. point of view is what is going on in mariupol and fear that the russians will take control of the russians will take control of the city soon. the russians will take control of the city soon-— the russians will take control of the ci soon. . , ., , the city soon. there have been fears that the sinking _ the city soon. there have been fears that the sinking of _ the city soon. there have been fears that the sinking of the _ the city soon. there have been fears that the sinking of the ship - the city soon. there have been fears that the sinking of the ship may - that the sinking of the ship may mean further attacks launched by the russians perhaps in retaliation. we are not sure if it has happened. explosions have been recorded in some cities overnight. the situation in mariupol is going from desperate to die. this morning the officials in the city believe russian forces are exhuming bodies that had been buried in the gardens of some of the residential blocks. the city council believes they will not allow the residents to bury any more people who have been killed in the bombardment of that city. each residential garden has a supervisor enforcing that. they believe that mobile crematoria are being used to

burn the bodies of civilians, essentially, the claim is that russia is doing everything it can to cover up potential evidence of war crimes that have been committed in mariupol. the battle for the city goes on, russia has claimed it has completed the takeover of the city but ukraine says there are pockets of resistance holding out. no doubt the situation is debris, not only for the people in mariupol, but the governor of luhansk this morning said people should evaporate from that region and expectation that the conflict will intensify in the east of ukraine. conflict will intensify in the east of ukraine-— conflict will intensify in the east of ukraine. ., ~' ,, , . ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky says european countries that continue to buy oil from russia are aiding the country's war against them — and they will have blood on their hands. he's urged western leaders to speed up the delivery of military aid to help ukraine. he's been talking to my colleague clive myrie.

for the entirety of the war, this heavily fortified building has been called home in the centre of kyiv. how difficult has it been to be here through all this without your family? through all this without your famil ? �* , , through all this without your famil ? v through all this without your famil? �*, ., ., ., family? it's my 'ob. i have to do it. it's difficult _ family? it's my job. i have to do it. it's difficult without - family? it's my job. i have to do it. it's difficult without my - it. it's difficult without my family. being anywhere. his it. it's difficult without my family. being anywhere. his wife and children are — family. being anywhere. his wife and children are safe _ family. being anywhere. his wife and children are safe at _ family. being anywhere. his wife and children are safe at an _ family. being anywhere. his wife and children are safe at an undisclosed i children are safe at an undisclosed location. his companions here, heavily armed troops, sandbags and mines. at the start of the war, they walked around in the dark afraid of shelling. it walked around in the dark afraid of shellinu. , ~ ., walked around in the dark afraid of shellinu. , ~' ., , shelling. it is like our country. it is auoin shelling. it is like our country. it is going through _ shelling. it is like our country. it is going through the _ shelling. it is like our country. it is going through the dark. - shelling. it is like our country. it is going through the dark. to - shelling. it is like our country. it| is going through the dark. to the victory. i hope so. this is going through the dark. to the victory. i hope so.— is going through the dark. to the victory. i hope so. as we enter the

situation room, _ victory. i hope so. as we enter the situation room, the _ victory. i hope so. as we enter the situation room, the president - victory. i hope so. as we enter the situation room, the president gets victory. i hope so. as we enter the i situation room, the president gets a message. situation room, the president gets a messaue. ., situation room, the president gets a messaue. . ., .,, situation room, the president gets a messaue. . ., , ., message. emmanuel macron has phoned me. we message. emmanuel macron has phoned me- we have _ message. emmanuel macron has phoned me. we have connections. _ message. emmanuel macron has phoned me. we have connections. he _ message. emmanuel macron has phoned me. we have connections. he has- me. we have connections. he has dro ed me. we have connections. he has dropped you _ me. we have connections. he has dropped you a _ me. we have connections. he has dropped you a message. - me. we have connections. he has dropped you a message. i - me. we have connections. he has dropped you a message. i can - me. we have connections. he hasj dropped you a message. i can see me. we have connections. he has. dropped you a message. i can see it. ijust tried to reach you. irate dropped you a message. i can see it. i just tried to reach you.— ijust tried to reach you. we are holdin: ijust tried to reach you. we are holding up _ ijust tried to reach you. we are holding up emmanuel _ ijust tried to reach you. we are holding up emmanuel macron? | ijust tried to reach you. we are | holding up emmanuel macron? i i just tried to reach you. we are - holding up emmanuel macron? i can see the code for paris. a few minutes later, he returns, his preoccupation, a renewed russian military onslaught about to begin in the east. ., ., military onslaught about to begin in the east. . ., , ., the east. lang, are you getting the riaht the east. lang, are you getting the right weapons? _ the east. lang, are you getting the right weapons? we _ the east. lang, are you getting the right weapons? we need _ the east. lang, are you getting the right weapons? we need weaponsl the east. lang, are you getting the - right weapons? we need weapons today so we can fight, we cannot wait until a country decides to give us weapons. some countries have not decided and we cannot wait for two or three weeks. the united states,

the united kingdom and some european countries are helping. we need it sooner, we need it now. is it enough? we don't think so. the priority word is sooner. the priority word is sooner. the priority work is quickly. the priority work is quickly. the priority word is now. he priority work is quickly. the priority word is now.- priority word is now. he sa president _ priority word is now. he sa president cut _ priority word is now. he sa president cut off _ priority word is now. he sa president cut off from - priority word is now. he sa president cut off from his l priority word is now. he sa - president cut off from his people, his citizenry suffering horrors at the hands of his adversary. he feels hate for russian troops and their readers, —— leaders, how do you set across the table to try and stop the war? how'd you do that?— across the table to try and stop the war? how'd you do that? bucha is in this process. — war? how'd you do that? bucha is in this process, closing _ war? how'd you do that? bucha is in this process, closing this _ this process, closing this possibility. bucha, bodyenka, mariupol. i don't have, you know, it's not about me. it is more about

russia. they will not have so many chances. in the long period we speak about. �* ., ., ., , ., about. and what of the european countries. _ about. and what of the european countries, despite _ about. and what of the european countries, despite other- about. and what of the european l countries, despite other sanctions, sending billions to russia in oil and gas revenue? lode sending billions to russia in oil and gas revenue?— and gas revenue? we do not understand _ and gas revenue? we do not understand how _ and gas revenue? we do not understand how you - and gas revenue? we do not understand how you can - and gas revenue? we do not. understand how you can make and gas revenue? we do not - understand how you can make money out of blood. unfortunately some european countries have done this. before the war, i spoke to angela merkel and said that if a full—scale invasion of ukraine happens, they will go further into poland, and after that, they will be on the borders of germany. if that happened, would you say to your people? it is fine, it is business, it is only business.— it is only business. how do you maintain hope? _ it is only business. how do you maintain hope? in _ it is only business. how do you maintain hope? in the - it is only business. how do you maintain hope? in the future, | it is only business. how do you - maintain hope? in the future, giving everything that has happened? it is

not ho e, everything that has happened? it is not hope. at _ everything that has happened? it is not hope. at a _ everything that has happened? it 3 not hope, at a certainty. everything that has happened? it is not hope, at a certainty. that - everything that has happened? it is not hope, at a certainty. that you l not hope, at a certainty. that you will win? yes, _ not hope, at a certainty. that you will win? yes, of— not hope, at a certainty. that you will win? yes, of course. - there's lots more on this story on our website — including extensive reporting on that interview with president zelensky talking to my collleague clive myrie. just head over to bbc.com/slash news or download the bbc news app. we have breaking news from the world of cricket, the england captainjoe root has stepped down as test captain of england, according to the england cricket board, he was under pressure after england lost in the last ashes series, also losing in the west indies. joe root has stepped down as england's test captain. plans to send some asylum

seekers who arrive in the uk to live in rwanda have been described as "absolutely chilling" by charities and politicians. britain's home secretary priti patel — who travelled to rwandan capital kigali to sign the deal — said the "vast majority" of those arriving in the uk "illegally" would be considered for relocation to rwanda. the government says the system would reduce people—smuggling and discourage people from trying to reach britain in small boats. but the united nations' refugee agency said people fleeing conflict and persecution deserved compassion and empathy — and should not be traded like commodities. joining me now is our political correspondent — jonathan blake. this was announced by the government here in the uk to huge controversy, a barrage of criticism, have we found that any more detail about how the scheme will work? in found that any more detail about how the scheme will work?— the scheme will work? in terms of the scheme will work? in terms of the timescale. _ the scheme will work? in terms of the timescale, the _ the scheme will work? in terms of the timescale, the prime - the scheme will work? in terms of

the timescale, the prime minister| the timescale, the prime minister said yesterday when he announced the policy that he did not expect it to be in place overnight and that was taken as in the consumption and an acknowledgement that it would take some time to get this in place. but we heard from the downing street head of policy last night saying it would be a matter of weeks or a small number of months when the first flights take people arriving in the uk them to rwanda, to claim asylum there. that, i have to say, seems an ambitious target given the logistical and legal hurdles the government will have to overcome to get this policy up and running which the prime minister himself acknowledged yesterday. there are questions about how it is going to work, not least about the amount of money it is going to cost. the home office minister has said this 0ffice minister has said this morning that he could not put a cost on it, it will depend on the numbers of people involved, those who end up going to rwanda and their individual circumstances. he said the government had little other option available to it to stop the problem

of people crossing the channel in small boats trying to reach the uk. we have to get this under control. it is completely unacceptable and unsustainable to have thousands of people making these dangerous crossing, the channel, for example, as we move forward. and that is why doing this in this way will help us to stop that. it is one intervention amongst many but it should mean that not only are people not risking their lives, but we are also getting under control some of these costs. for example, we are spending nearly £5 million a day at the moment accommodating people and hotels. i think your viewers at home would say that's unsustainable and not acceptable. 0pposition parties were quick to criticise these plans by the government, calling them immoral, unworkable, and the lib dems said they were destined to failure. labour said they would be extortionate in terms of the amount of money they would cost. some criticism is coming the government's way from its own party, the conservative mp and international

development secretary andrew mitchell has spoken out against the plan. mitchell has spoken out against the lan. mitchell has spoken out against the lan, , , mitchell has spoken out against the lan. , ., , , ,. plan. the problem with this scheme the have plan. the problem with this scheme they have announced _ plan. the problem with this scheme they have announced is _ plan. the problem with this scheme they have announced is that - plan. the problem with this scheme they have announced is that i - plan. the problem with this scheme they have announced is that i do - plan. the problem with this scheme | they have announced is that i do not think— they have announced is that i do not think it _ they have announced is that i do not think it will — they have announced is that i do not think it will work, it is not practical. _ think it will work, it is not practical, it is being condemned by the church— practical, it is being condemned by the church and civil society, it is immoral— the church and civil society, it is immoral and above all for conservative advocates it is incredibly expensive. the course are eye watering, saint people 6000 miles_ eye watering, saint people 6000 miles into central africa... that eye watering, saint people 6000 miles into central africa. .. that is not the majority _ miles into central africa. .. that is not the majority view _ miles into central africa. .. that is not the majority view among - not the majority view among conservative mps. those i have heard from her positive about the plan. they accept there are limitations but they think it will go down well with conservative and potential conservative voters. for all the criticism coming the government's way, it does them no harm to attempt to talk tough on immigration, it is safe territory as borisjohnson safe territory as boris johnson would see it for his government and his party at a time when, given the

fine he has received as a result of breaking lockdown rules during the pandemic and further recriminations over the saddle, he will be all too keen to talk about something else. thank you very much. tensions are high in occupied eastjerusalem as christians, jews and muslims prepare to celebrate easter, passover and ramadan at the same time. there have been clashes between israeli forces and palestinian demonstrators at al aqsa mosque. tear gas has been fired and reports suggest more than ninety palestinians and three israeli policemen were injured. more than 3a0 people are now known to have died in the south african province of kwazulu—natal in the worst flooding in decades. days of torrential rain washed away homes, roads and bridges, prompting the government to declare a state of disaster on wednesday. electricity and water have been restored to some areas, but relief teams are stretched to capacity. let's speak now

to vumani mkhize our correspondent in durban. what is the latest on the flooding? the latest of you have said, 3ai people have been confirmed to be dead and officials say the clean—up and rescue operations are continuing. unfortunately, that number is expected to rise and right now i am here at the beach, as you can see behind me, the scale of the debris and the devastation that happened here is immense. we have a number of volunteers who have come here to essentially try and clean up the beach and to try and make sure that the area is usable again. inland, a number of houses and bridges and roads have been washed away and the devastation has been significant after so much rain has fallen here. in

significant after so much rain has fallen here-— significant after so much rain has fallen here. in terms of relief and rescue efforts, _ fallen here. in terms of relief and rescue efforts, what _ fallen here. in terms of relief and rescue efforts, what are - fallen here. in terms of relief and rescue efforts, what are the - rescue efforts, what are the authorities saying? the authorities are sa in: authorities saying? the authorities are saying they _ authorities saying? the authorities are saying they are _ authorities saying? the authorities are saying they are going - authorities saying? the authorities are saying they are going to - are saying they are going to continue to search for people who have either been trapped or unfortunately have been deceased. we have a number of volunteer organisations who are helping people with food and shelter as well. essentially, this operation has moved to a humanitarian situation where authorities are trying to help people who are essentially destitute and who have lost all of their belongings, try and somehow navigate the situation. the difficulty for the situation. the difficulty for the authorities is that more bad weather is expected. the south african weather service announced recently that extensive rain with strong winds is expected to fall overnight and that is going to hamper recovery operations here.

particularly over the easter weekend where people are expected to come here or go to religious activities and that is going to be hampered by the bad weather and the general state of decay of the city at the moment. and? thank you very much. today marks overlapping holidays forjews, muslims and christians —— as the christian holiday of easter, the beginning of thejewish festival of passover, and the the islamic holy month of ramadan fall at the same time. jewish people will be preparing their homes for the ritual seder night where they re—tell the story of the exodus from egypt. in recent years, the festival has been used among differentjewish communities to highlight the plight of refugees escaping persecution, and this year rabbis in ukraine are asking jews around the world to invite an extra guest to their celebration this year to represent those ukrainianjews who cannot observe passover due to the war. let's speak now to rabbi debbie young—somers —

she's rabbi of the edgware and hendon reform synagogue in london. thank you forjoining us. can you talk to us about how important this time is for yourface talk to us about how important this time is for your face and other faiths? they are overlapping. passover is a festival that draws people home. someone who does not observe anything all year might feel drawn at home at passover. 92% of jews will do something to mark passover or have a seder night. it is the important part of the year, a week long festival and some of us have been preparing for weeks, clearing our house, my six—year—old son is stressed out about the disappearance of pasta. we are now

in the baking and cooking stage. i was cooking until midnight last night and started again at eight o'clock this morning, preparing to host lots of people. the easter and passover often coincide, but this is a particularly year in that the passover seder ritual meal coincides with the easter weekend and ramadan. this happens about every 30 years. i was mentioning the link with ukraine, a lot of thoughts all around the world with people in ukraine, jewish people in particular at this time, thinking about ukraine and thejewish people who live there. it and the jewish people who live there. , , ., ., and the jewish people who live there. , ., ., there. it is very common at passover seder we will — there. it is very common at passover seder we will bring _ there. it is very common at passover seder we will bring contemporary - seder we will bring contemporary narratives into our service and our meals by adding symbols to our symbolic seder plate, our teaching

plate, over the last decade we have had a variety of things. this year i read ukrainian colleagues have invited us to invite extra people, it is common at this time of year, trying to make sure people are not alone. we have suggested, i will be adding a sunflower to my passover plate as a symbol of the struggle in ukraine, other people will add beetroot, all in a way of keeping them in our mind, three for the struggle forfreedom as them in our mind, three for the struggle for freedom as we own our own story of freedom that is thousands of years old. but i think we have colleagues who have played ukraine, and we know that many people are still there, afraid, not able to mark passover as they would like. our able to mark passover as they would like. 0urthoughts able to mark passover as they would like. our thoughts and support is with them, we have been doing all we can to sustained financial and emotional support and manyjews are

trying to host refugees coming from ukraine. ., ~ , ., trying to host refugees coming from ukraine. ., ~' i. trying to host refugees coming from ukraine. ., ~ i. . trying to host refugees coming from ukraine. ., ~ . . ., ukraine. thank you so much. we are out of time- — it's set to be a busy bank holiday weekend across the uk as people take their first easter holiday in three years due to the pandemic. 0ne place that's predicted to be busy is the port of dover — where p&0 ferry services to and from calais are still suspended. and simonjones is live in doverfor us today. this is going to cause serious problems for a lot of people. can you bring us up to date? i am problems for a lot of people. can you bring us up to date?- problems for a lot of people. can you bring us up to date? i am on the outskirts of— you bring us up to date? i am on the outskirts of dover _ you bring us up to date? i am on the outskirts of dover on _ you bring us up to date? i am on the outskirts of dover on the _ you bring us up to date? i am on the outskirts of dover on the a20, - outskirts of dover on the a20, lorries queueing this morning, spin the camera i ran, you can see the front of the queue. the idea of the system it keeps lorries out of the

town centre so it does not get blocked up, periodically, lorries are allowed to proceed towards the port. it shows you the amount of freight waiting to get across the channel. the m20 motorway in kent has been closed, that can stack issue at the more moment is that p&0 ferries are running no services from dover to calais. it has been like that for the past month after p&0 ferries sacked 800 of their staff to replace them a cheaper agency staff. it has tried do that but this week two of p&0 ferries failed safety inspections by the maritime and coastguard agency, so they have not been allowed to proceed. also worth mentioning these queues have become more common since the start of january with increased post—brexit checks. as well as problems here, it is going to be busy on the road over

all. the aa wreck on 27 million journeys will be taken by vehicles over the easter weekend period, fuel prices going up, some people decide to stay closer to home, the advice is to check before you step out. just outside dover. the duke and duchess of sussex met the queen yesterday afterflying into the uk. the couple stopped at windsor on their way to the netherlands for the invictus games. let's talk to our royal correspondent sarah campbell. it was a flying visit. they were in and out of the country before the media found out. it appears they flew in on wednesday evening, stayed overnight at the cottage in the grounds of windsor castle and made their weight sometime yesterday to windsor castle itself and had a meeting with the queen which was

confirmed by their spokespeople later in the evening. this is the first time the couple together have beenin first time the couple together have been in the country since 2020. meghan has not been back since 2020, harry was back for the unveiling of the statue of diana and the funeral of prince philip in april last year, almost exactly one year ago. there has been a lot of water under the bridge since the left, the oprah winfrey interview, this high court claim against the home office brought by prince harry talking about protection, he does not feel it is safe in the uk to bring his family across. clearly they felt that a stop—off to the infected games was something they could fit into their schedule and that's what happened yesterday. —— into their schedule and that's what happened yesterday. -- that into their schedule and that's what happened yesterday. --_ into their schedule and that's what happened yesterday. -- that was our ro al happened yesterday. -- that was our

royal correspondent. _ happened yesterday. -- that was our royal correspondent. breaking - happened yesterday. -- that was our royal correspondent. breaking news, j royal correspondent. breaking news, joe root has stepped down as the english cricket test captain. we can talk tojohn watson. not entirely a surprise. a lot of leading figures in the game had said it was time for him to go. in the game had said it was time for him to to. ~ in the game had said it was time for himtouo.~ , him to go. when you consider the run of results, him to go. when you consider the run of results. one _ him to go. when you consider the run of results, one win _ him to go. when you consider the run of results, one win in _ him to go. when you consider the run of results, one win in 17 _ him to go. when you consider the run of results, one win in 17 matches. - of results, one win in 17 matches. they have lost the last four test series. the defeat in the ashes series reignited the debate overjoe roofs series reignited the debate overjoe root�*s future. they headed off on what was meant to be the reset, certainly in main's cricket, they went to the west indies and lost that series as well. many people thought at that pointjoe root and his voice in the dressing room was not being hurt as it once was. he took over the role in 2017, replacing alistair cooke at the time, making that announcement, it came at a press release ill earlier. he said he was proud to have

captained his country and