"I'm still in a little bit of a wow phase after what he has just done to us. I'm shellshocked a little bit, Stokes said. It was so hard to be able to continue with plans we tried to implement, because he had an answer to everything. We've got to let those two hours sink in and reflect on it properly, without the emotion that's attached to what's just gone on out there."
"Obviously there's disappointment. You've got to let emotions like this sink in and it has got to hurt, but you've got to get rid of them as quickly as you possibly can while also learning from them. When we get to Brisbane we need to be back in that mindset we [had] before this game. We've got to not take any baggage from this result to Brisbane, because we need to win that one."
England suffered a heavy Ashes defeat in Perth after setting Australia a target of 205, only to see the home side reach the verge of victory. Travis Head, promoted to opener after Usman Khawaja's injury, scored 123 off 83 balls to dominate the chase. Steve Smith described the innings as one of the great Ashes knocks. England must feel the disappointment, reflect calmly, learn from the experience, and then discard emotional baggage before the Brisbane Test. The coach maintained that the team's attacking approach will remain unchanged, noting there were opportunities to score and pressure the bowlers.
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