Cricket-Thorpe says Ashes shock can spur young England batters on

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - Ashes 2019 - Fifth Test - England v Australia - Kia Oval, London, Britain - September 14, 2019. England batting coach Graham Thorpe during the warm up before the match. Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers

(Reuters) - England's young batters have been given a "wake-up call" by Australia in the Ashes series and must use it to kick-start their careers, assistant coach Graham Thorpe said.

England find themselves down 3-0 in the five-match series, with none of their batters scoring a century amid struggles against Australia's superb pace attack.