JOE ROOT'S position as captain of England is at risk as England plunges to the brink in the Caribbean.

Root's mentor and former skipper Michael Vaughan led the call for Root to step down.

England won the third day of the decisive Third Test with 103-8 in the second innings. This was just ten runs behind the lead and they were certain to lose the series.

Vaughan stated on BT Sport that he could see England captains who look a little tired. It's best for him to be a batter if he feels this way. He'll still score lots of runs.

"He looks tired and frazzled. This could be his last Test match as captain. I've been there. One day you wake up and realize that you're done.

England put on a show that was, even by their standards, almost unbelieveable and completely pathetic.

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Every aspect of their game on day three of the Third test was completely useless. They were terrible at all aspects of their game: bowling, tactics and batting.

This means that England will lose the series in Caribbean after the first two Tests were played. This will be their fifth consecutive series loss.

Root should resign immediately. If he continues to resist, the new team director who will be appointed in the next month should ask Root to step down.

The team has stopped fighting for their leader. It was evident during the Ashes, and it is even more apparent now.

Vaughan, an ex-skipper, summarized the situation as follows: "The resilience of this England team is nonexistent."

"When England crumbles and shows no fighting spirit or togetherness, I hear all the time from England that they are tight and have good spirits. They haven't. Spirit is what happens on the pitch. It doesn't happen at the pool.

"You must fight, not give the opposition an easy win. It's a shame that the England team has given up without fighting or spirit.

England was apathetic in the field, and then they had another disastrous batting collapse.

The Windies displayed skill, determination, and nous to take a lead in the first innings of 93. This was largely due to Joshua Da Silva's maiden Test century. England fell to 103-8 at the close. They led by just ten runs.

England's batsmen collapsed under the pressure of a pitch with uneven bounce, but no real demons.

Root was left for two after his duck in the first innings. He then fell to Kyle Mayers' gentle medium-pace bowling.

Root decided to stay in charge following England's 4-0 defeat in the Ashes. He was also part of the decision to drop Stuart Broad and James Anderson on this tour, perhaps to strengthen his authority with the squad.

The two experienced players have been greatly missed. Root scored hundreds in both the first and second Tests. However, Root's leadership was again lacking spark.

After a terrible morning on day three, during which the Windies allowed their tail to add more runs, England's second innings was predictable.

Zak Crawley, the opener, was caught in slips trying another ambitious drive. Root was guided into the slips and Dan Lawrence was bowled. Ben Stokes was left behind, trying to withdraw his bat.

Jonny Bairstow swung a hoick over the line. Alex Lees was bowled in the face by a grubber, and Ben Foakes tried to commit suicide with a second run. Craig Overton calmly guided a catch into slips.

Myers finished the day with remarkable figures of 5-9 runs from 13 overs.

England had to bat for 30.3 runs earlier in order to win the two Windies wickets. After a ninth-wicket stand for 68, Kemar Roach was caught legside. Then No11 Jayden Sessions helped Da Silva to put on 52 more runs.

Da Silva scored his first Test century when he crunched Overton for back to back boundaries. Everyone thought he was behind the ball.

Da Silva reviewed the decision, but he was open to handshakes from England's team players. He had already walked off the field by the time DRS was loaded. It showed that the bat was not in line with the ball, and all players had to return.

Root caught Seales and bowled him in the next over, but it didn't add to the total.

Marcus Trescothick, England's batting coach, said: "We are devastated. The boys will be honest with themselves and admit they made poor decisions. We didn't get it right. We need to do better.

"But let's be realistic - we did some really great things in the first two Test matches."