Melbourne, December 28, 2008 : .England Test Captain Joe Root asked his team for pride and admitted that it was bitterly disappointing to lose so badly in the third Ashes test.
England hit the suicide button Tuesday, Day 3 at the MCG.They were outscored for just 68 runs during the first session.Australia won the match by one innings and fourteen runs.
We need to bring back some pride in the badge to remind people that this tour was a success.Although it’s disappointing that we are 3-0 down, there are two more Test matches left and we need to leave this tour with some wins.” Root said.Root was also No.Independent.ie quoted Root as saying that 3 Dawid Malan were the only batters who scored runs during the series.
England had the lowest run total in Australia since 1904 with 68 runs.Test debutant Scott Boland (pace bowler) ripped through tourists’ bats to score six for seven runs over four innings.
Root’s Test side became the first to lose nine matches in one year.England has won only one Test in 12 after starting the year in India and Sri Lanka with three wins in succession.
Root hopes his team can rebound from three major losses with the addition of two Ashes Tests in Sydney and Hobart.
I can’t let myself be self-absorbed and think only about me.It’s a crucial series and I am in it.It is all about winning the next game.We have two big games left in the series and it’s not over.It would be wrong to ignore that.As captain, that’s all I have to concentrate on.
“I am so devastated and disappointed that we are in this situation.It’s easy to turn up, walk out with Ben Stokes, and feel that anything is possible.It’s not hard to imagine ourselves in such a position.Everyone in the dressing room is devastated.”I can’t add anything.”
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