England skipper Ben Stokes questioned his team’s mentality and urged more fight from his side after suffering a crushing eight-wicket thrashing by Australia in the second Ashes Test at the Gabba in Brisbane on Sunday. After the first two Tests, Australia lead the five-match Ashes series 2-0.

“When the game is on the line, teams are able to handle that pressure better than us,” Stokes said to TNT Sports after the loss.

“We are a great team when we are ahead, when we are behind and playing huge catch-up we are great, but when then game is on the line we are not able to stand up to pressure. That is obvious as a captain. It’s a mentality, a mindset. How you get yourself into a head space to make clear decisions is so important to be successful at this level,” he said.

Having lost the Perth

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