Oval 敗北・負かす should not take gloss off Ashes 勝利,勝つ - Cook

By Ed Osmond

LONDON, Aug 23 (Reuters) - England captain Alastair Cook said 敗北・負かす in the final 実験(する) against Australia would not take the 向こうずね off his team's 業績/成就 of 回復するing the Ashes.

Australia won the fifth 実験(する) at The Oval by an innings and 46 runs on Sunday to leave England as 3-2 勝利者s of the series.

"We can't let this loss take the gloss off a special summer," a beaming Cook said before 存在 現在のd with the Ashes urn.

"Credit to Australia and the character they showed to bounce 支援する here. They have shown what a good team they are and to have beaten them three times is a credit to our guys.

"The fact we were underdogs before the series helped us. We were able to play with a bit of freedom and put them under 圧力 at 決定的な times.

"This has to be 権利 up there ーに関して/ーの点でs of my 業績/成就s and I am very proud of my team. I think we as a team have some amazing times ahead of us."

Cook 認める England had under-成し遂げるd in the final 実験(する).

"It wasn't complacency but emotionally to come from such a high at Trent 橋(渡しをする) and be 100 パーセント on it was hard and we couldn't やめる manage it," he said.

Joe Root was 指名するd England's player of the series after 得点する/非難する/20ing 460 runs, 含むing two centuries.

"Joe Root has been 優れた and led our batting, he has been our 主要な light and he 完全に deserves to 勝利,勝つ man of the series," Cook said.

"Australia will be sitting there not やめる believing that they've lost the series after playing 同様に as they did here.

"Are we 近づく the 頂点(に達する)? No we're not, we're nowhere 近づく the finished article, but we've got a very exciting team and I genuinely believe there will be some really good times.

"Sport 実験(する)s you in so many ways, but 審理,公聴会 the (人が)群がる now sends tingles 負かす/撃墜する your spine."

(Editing by Mitch Phillips)

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