'Humiliated' Smith says Australia 欠如(する)ing pride

HOBART, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Australia captain Steven Smith said he was embarrassed by his team's 業績/成果 against South Africa and (刑事)被告 his players of 欠如(する)ing pride in their wickets after another batting 崩壊(する) 覆うd the way to a 鎮圧するing 2-0 series 敗北・負かす.

Having 再開するd on 121 for two on day four in Hobart, Australia lost eight wickets for 40 runs before lunch to 崩壊する to an innings and 80-run loss, the team's fifth 連続する 敗北・負かす in 実験(する)s.

Australia 長,率いる to Adelaide for the series finale under lights next week with 信用/信任 at 激しく揺する-底(に届く) and pundits 需要・要求するing 卸売 changes to the team's roster and staff.

While giving credit to South Africa's 優れた pace attack, Smith 申し込む/申し出d no defence for the struggles of his players and instead slammed them for failing to live up to the 需要・要求するs of international cricket.

"It's not working. 明白に on the 支援する of five losses there's going to be a lot talked about in regards to 選択 and things like that," he said at a candid 地位,任命する-match マスコミ 会議/協議会.

"We're not digging in enough, we're not having the pride in our wicket ... Something's got to change and we've got to play a lot better than we have been if we're going to (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域 any 対立 around the world at the moment.

"I need players that are willing to get in the contest and get in the 戦う/戦い and have some pride in playing for Australia and pride in the baggy green (cap).

"I'm やめる sick of sa ying it. We've lost five times in a 列/漕ぐ/騒動 and for an Australian cricket team that's humiliating and I'm embarrassed to be sitting here in this position, to be honest with you."

After 存在 trounced by 177 runs in Perth, Australia brought a re-道具d 顔触れ to Hobart, with Joe 燃やすs 取って代わるing 負傷させるd opener Shaun 沼 and specialist number six batsman Callum Ferguson debuting in place of all-rounder Mitchell 沼.

燃やすs 得点する/非難する/20d one and a duck, while Ferguson 得点する/非難する/20d one in the second innings and ran himself out for three in the first.

Seamer Joe Mennie, who 取って代わるd 負傷させるd paceman Peter Siddle, took 1-85 and rarely 脅すd.

Smith said it was 必然的な that 選択s would be under the microscope but he 申し込む/申し出d a 荒涼とした prognosis of the 利用できる reserves.

"We need guys in 明言する/公表する cricket to really step and jump out of the pack. I don't think there's anyone really doing that at the moment, that's really 普通の/平均(する)ing 55-60, things like that," he said.

"So there's 明白に going to be questions asked in all different ways."

Smith said his bowlers also needed to 解除する, berating them for 欠如(する)ing discipline and giving the South Africa batsmen "freebies" with loose 配達/演説/出産s in each over.

But they would at least be 残り/休憩(する)d before Adelaide, in contrast to the batsmen, who 直面するd a week of toil for their Sheffield 保護物,者 味方するs.

"(Have them) try and spend some time out in the middle and 得点する/非難する/20 some runs," he said.

"It's not happening at the moment so we've got to find a way to get better and concentrate on some of the things that I've talked about." (報告(する)/憶測ing by Ian 身代金 in Melbourne; Editing by Nick Mulvenney)

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