Root admits he didn’t perform as well

Root said his side had responded well to defeats in the past but admitted they had fallen short in their level of performance.

Root: Dropped five catches-

England was bowled out for 147 within two seasons. Root opted to bat first in the sky and on the field, he dropped five catches and missed at least two run-out chances as Australia scored in the first innings. Took a lead of 278 runs. Root said his side had responded well to defeats in the past. But admitted they had fallen short in their level of performance.

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Joe Root has insisted that England can recover from their nine-wicket loss at the Gabba and that his team is “not afraid of the challenge”. But acknowledged that their catching and first-innings batting efforts were not up to scratch.

With this five-match series, it’s really important that we don’t feel too sorry for ourselves behind this loss.

We have to get better in that first innings-

“Toss, I ( Root) think it was the right decision, but when you are 40 [29] on 4 wickets, it’s very difficult to get yourself back in the game from that position. We have to get better in that first innings and they Have to manage. Better move on in that position and in the end, we created a lot of chances with the ball. I thought we were excellent with the ball in hand.

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“I thought our fast bowlers were fantastic, especially Woody [Mark Wood], Robo [Ollie Robinson] also and [they] were backed by other guys. We created a lot of chances but we’ve got to take them. Wanted to do better on the field. Had we done that, the game could have looked very different: we could have looked. The way we played this morning – we could have been 150 ahead and that’s very different in the context of the game. I so.

Our fast bowlers were fantastic-

“I thought our fast bowlers were fantastic, especially Mark Wood, Ollie Robinson as well and they were backed by others. We created a lot of chances but if we had done that. The game could have looked very different: we would see We could have – the way we played this morning – we could have been 150 and it’s very different in terms of the game. I do.

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Root also defended the omissions of James Anderson and Stuart Broad, taking 1 for 102 in Jack Leach’s 13 overs, and insisted that Leach could play “a big part” in the rest of the series.

We don’t feel too sorry for ourselves behind it-

“With these five-match series, it’s really important that we don’t feel too sorry for ourselves behind it. More than anything, we have to remember that there is a huge amount of cricket to be played. And we need to take that challenge. Enjoy the opportunity to go out there and get back on board for yourself.”