The Ashes: Joe Root 'absolutely gutted' after innings defeat vs Australia in Boxing Day Test

Joe Root on Tuesday became the first England captain to lose 9 Tests in a calendar year after England went down by an innings and 14 runs in the Boxing Day Test vs Australia in Melbourne.

England captain Joe Root was "absolutely gutted" after his side suffered a new low on Tuesday as they went down by an innings and 14 runs in the third Test against Australia in Melbourne and now trail 0-3 in The Ashes.

England got bowled out for 68 in their second innings, their 13th lowest Test score, after resuming Day 3 on their overnight score of 31 for 4. Debutant Scott Boland bagged 6 wickets for 7 runs as Australia completed a dominant performance to retain the Ashes after taking an unbeatable series lead.