Ashes loss: Joe Root asks his players to learn fast

England captain Joe Root might be running out of patience as he said after the tourists’ 275-run defeat in the second Ashes Test that the team has to learn fast if it still harbours hopes of regaining the Ashes.

England have lost both the Ashes Tests so far — by nine wickets at The Gabba and by 275 runs at the Adelaide Oval — and stare at a whitewash as they prepare for the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) from December 26.

There was brave resistance from Jos Buttler, who fended off 207 deliveries and stayed at the crease for more than four hours for his 26 on Day 5, but England were still unable to avoid a humiliating defeat.

We need to learn, and we need to learn fast, Root said, making his displeasure known. The frustration within our dressing room is that we’ve not quite executed some basic things well enough for the second game in a row, and we need to respond very quickly. The disappointing thing about this week is that we made the same mistakes as last week.

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