FILE PHOTO: Joe Root of England leaves the pitch after being dismissed by Mitchell Starc of Australia in the third Ashes test at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia, December 26, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - After a third Ashes surrender in as many series in Australia, England head to Sydney for a dead rubber fourth test with criticism ringing in their ears, a captain under siege and no easy fixes to a litany of problems.
The innings and 14-run shellacking at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday ensured England finish 2021 with the unenviable record of nine test losses in a calendar year.
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