Joe Root admitted England have been outclassed by Australia as they surrendered the Ashes before Christmas following a comprehensive innings-and-41-run defeat in Perth.
Lancashire's Haseeb Hameed is about to become England's youngest ever debutant opening batsman - and for him the occasion cannot come soon enough.
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