英格兰的阿什斯人赢得墨尔本的胜利,激发了结束澳大利亚18年的输赢纪录的希望。 England’s Ashes win in Melbourne boosts hopes of ending 18-year losing streak in Australia.

乔·鲁特称墨尔本板球场的球场"非常具有挑战性",他说他不想在英格兰快速赢得灰赛对阵澳大利亚之后每周打球. Joe Root called the Melbourne Cricket Ground pitch "extremely challenging," saying he wouldn’t want to bat on it weekly after England’s quick Ashes win over Australia. 尽管追分中得分零分和15分，鲁特仍支持主教练布伦登·麦卡勒姆和队长本·斯托克斯，称赞他们在球队领导下的进步和球员成长。 Despite scoring a duck and 15 in the chase, Root backed head coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes, citing team progress and player development under their leadership. 他强调为悉尼最后一场测试赛积累势头，重点关注过去挫折的未来成长，英格兰力图终结在澳大利亚的18连败。 He emphasized building momentum for the final Test in Sydney, focusing on future growth over past setbacks, as England aims to end an 18-match losing streak in Australia.