5 captains who lost their job because of an Ashes failure

3 Graham Gooch

Gooch is counted among the greatest batsmen to have ever played for England and when he was made captain in 1989, it was thought that Graham Gooch would prove to be one of the nation's finest captains as well.

However, the only measure of success for an English or Australian captain is success in the Ashes and in that regard, Gooch fell short as a captain every time. Under him, England played well in Australia in 1990-91 but ended up losing the series 3-0.

In the return series in England in 1993, Australia steamrolled England yet again and led the series 3-0 after the first four Tests. Following his repeated failure to even lead England to a Test win against Australia, Gooch resigned from his post after the fourth Test.