Joe Root says England must learn from off-field mistakes

Captain Joe Root says England must learn from their off-field mistakes in the failed defence of the Ashes.Before the tour began, Ben Stokes was arrested after an incident in Bristol and has not played for England since.

While in Australia, Jonny Bairstow was accused of 'headbutting' Test opener Cameron Bancroft, while Ben Duckett poured a drink over James Anderson."There's definitely stuff we'll take from this trip and make sure we don't make those mistakes again," said Root.

Stokes was arrested in September and is still awaiting the results of a police investigation. He remains unavailable for international selection until further notice from the England and Wales Cricket Board.
Lions batsman Duckett was handed a final warning over his conduct as an England player after the incident with Anderson, which happened in the same Perth bar as Bairstow's meeting with Australia batsman Bancroft.
Although both men described the incident as "without malice", the England squad were still placed under a midnight curfew.Australia captain Steve Smith admitted his side mentioned the 'headbutt' to Bairstow during the first Test in Brisbane in an attempt http://www.officialmavericksproshop.com/authentic-41-dirk-nowitzki-jersey.html to unsettle the England wicketkeeper.
When asked what he could have done differently, Root, 27, said: "Made sure no-one is headbutting anyone and people were more sensible off http://www.authenticspursshops.com/authentic-12-lamarcus-aldridge-jersey.html the field on the back of what happened in the summer.
"We knew the spotlight was going to be on us. There was stuff that was questioned about http://www.officialauthenticheat.com/Goran_Dragic_Jersey this team that certainly wasn't true, but you can understand why those questions were asked in light of what's happened.
"It's paramount that we are very, very careful about not giving Womens Vic Beasley Jersey anyone an opportunity to look Roger Clemens Jersey into that side of things."Root, who is leading his first tour as Richie Ashburn Jersey captain, conceded the incident with Stokes has changed the way his side must conduct themselves off the field.
"I don't think there was a huge amount wrong in terms of the way our squad was going about things, but naturally you have to change," said the Yorkshire batsman."You can't ever let an incident like Pierre Desir Authentic Jersey that happen again. We as players have got to make sure we look after each other."
England lost the first three Tests to surrender the Ashes at the earliest possible opportunity.Although they drew the fourth Test in Melbourne to remove the threat of a whitewash, England are still without a win in nine matches and seven years in Australia.
Root believes an England victory in the final Test that begins on Thursday in Sydney would provide a more accurate representation of the contest between the two sides."It would mean a lot to me to give a fairer account of how we've gone about this trip," said Root. "We've worked really hard and have played some really good cricket.
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