# Cricket: England captain Joe Root says he has questions to answer and will assess his future as captain after the losing Ashes tour. Ben Stokes has meanwhile insisted he has no ambition to take over. AFP reports Root will become his country’s longest-serving Test skipper at the fourth Test in Sydney on Wednesday, surpassing predecessor Alastair Cook’s 59 matches in charge. But he is under pressure after three consecutive heavy defeats to Australia with some pundits, including Ricky Ponting and Geoff Boycott, scathing about his captaincy.