England had 68/0 but lost ten wickets for 56 runs, and were eventually bowled out for 124, giving Australia a huge win in the fifth Test.
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Joe Root, England’s Test captain, said on Sunday that he believes he is the best man for the job in the longest version of the game. Root made his remarks during England’s 146-run loss to Australia in the fifth Test. The Three Lions eventually went on to lose the Ashes by a score of 0-4.
“I’d love the opportunity to take this team forward and to turn things around. At the minute, we are going through a real tough stage as a group of players, and the performances haven’t been good enough. But I’d love the opportunity to try and turn things around and for us to start finding the performances that you’d expect from an English Test team, which we’ve been lacking of late,” ESPNcricinfo quoted Root as saying.
“I believe I am the right man to take this team forward, in my own eyes. If that decision is taken out of my hands, then so be it, but I’d love the opportunity to carry that forward. And yes, I do have an appetite to carry on and to turn things around, but we’ll see how things unfold,” he added.
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England had 68/0 while chasing 271, but lost all ten wickets for 56 runs, and were eventually bowled out for 124, giving Australia a 146-run victory in the fifth Ashes Test.
“It was a really poor display today with the bat. We felt like we had a real opportunity to win this Test match, but there were some very poor dismissals after a very promising start, so it’s disappointing to be sat here, beaten as heavily as that,” said Root.
“The quality’s there … the potential is, certainly. There’s a lot of talent, we’ve just not turned it into performances, which is the bottom line in Test cricket. At this level, you’ve got to bang out performances, and we’ve not managed to do that at all on this on this trip as a batting group,” he added.
Australia trounced England by 146 runs in the fifth Ashes Test at the Blundstone Arena on Sunday, with Cameron Green and Scott Boland each taking three wickets in the second innings. With this victory, Australia clinched a 4-0 victory in the five-match Ashes series. In the second innings, Australian skipper Pat Cummins claimed three wickets as the hosts completed a perfect bowling effort.
