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Alastair Cook says England's rest and rotation policy has left him feeling sorry for Joe Root – and admits he was 'frustrated' by the performance of the batsmen during the recent 1-0 defeat by New Zealand.
That was Root's first loss in a home series since he replaced Cook as Test captain in 2017, and has increased the pressure ahead of two potentially career-defining five-match series at home to India and away to Australia.
'England have got themselves in a tough situation,' he said. 'It was going so well: winning Test series at home, Sri Lanka away, and 1-0 up in India.
Alastair Cook has admitted he feels 'sorry' for under-fire England captain Joe Root (pictured)
Test skipper Root saw his side lose 1-0 to New Zealand in a two-match Test series this month
'Then they rest and rotate players, and ever since that moment they've been chasing their tail a bit. They've ended up having a fifth-choice wicketkeeper playing, and an unbalanced side, even though people were playing in the T20 Blast.
'You've got a Test captain who hasn't been able to play his best side. He's one of England's leading captain in terms of Test wins, and yet he hasn't had the right side.
'We seem to be playing a full-strength side in the T20 against
