Ashes debacle a chance to prioritise Test cricket: Joe Root

England skipper Joe Root stated their disastrous Ashes marketing campaign ought to function a chance to prioritise Test cricket once more after their collapse in Hobart on Sunday noticed Australia declare the collection 4-0.
England have reinvented themselves as a white-ball powerhouse since their early exit from the 2015 World Cup, profitable the subsequent version of one-day cricket’s largest title on dwelling soil.
But their report within the longest format of the sport has been much less spectacular in recent times, and Sunday’s loss in Hobart was their fifteenth consecutive check in Australia and not using a win.
“There are certain things that definitely need to change,” Root informed reporters after England misplaced 10 wickets for 78 runs in little greater than an hour and a half to crumble within the fifth and ultimate Ashes Test.
“We’ve bought a chance to actually prioritise check cricket off the again of this and make an actual important change to the sport and prioritise this group.
“Let’s hope that happens in due course.”
Root has stated he wish to proceed as captain although former skipper Mike Atherton has referred to as for a whole overhaul of the England administration.
“I think there’s a lot of things to consider, going from some long-term things to some short-term things,” Root stated.
“I’m sure I’ll get an opportunity to express my views on things, and how I think we can make significant changes to the red-ball game in our country.”

Root’s group couldn’t attain the 300-mark in 10 innings, and Jonny Bairstow’s 113 in Sydney was the one hundred posted by an English batsman.
England’s batting common of 19.18 was their worst in an Ashes collection since 1890.
“Far too many times we’ve been bowled out for under 200, and we are never going to win test matches when we don’t get runs on the board,” Root stated.
“A lot of guys will look at themselves in the mirror and say, ‘I’ve not given a very good account of myself,’” he stated.
England will play three checks in West Indies in March and Root anticipated an improved efficiency from his beleaguered group.

“Thankfully we’ve got four or five weeks at home, before the opportunity to go to the West Indies and start to make significant improvement as a group of players.”