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Joe Root has insisted he wants Chris Silverwood to stay on after the Ashes, setting England's captain on a potential collision course with team-mates who have lost faith in the head coach.
It became clear during the third Test defeat at Melbourne that Silverwood had lost large sections of the dressing-room.
But ahead of Friday night's series finale in Tasmania, Root echoed his vice-captain Ben Stokes in backing the coach, saying the players had let him down.
England captain Joe Root (left) has backed under-pressure coach Chris Silverwood (right) to remain in post despite a dreadful Ashes tour of Australia, which is entering its final leg
The resistance of James Anderson (left) helped steer England to a draw in the fourth Test at Sydney to avert the embarrassment of a series whitewash Down Under
England team manager Ashley Giles is on tour and has big decisions to make soon
Asked if he would like Silverwood – who rejoined the squad for training at Bellerive Oval on Wednesday after his Covid-induced isolation – to remain in his job, Root replied: 'Yes I would. It was a difficult week for the group of players with him
