England's defeat in the second Test in Melbourne was "gut-wrenching", according to Joe Root.
Australia won the third Test by a score of 68 to 68.
Australia have retained the urn after just 12 days of cricket.
"It is everything you don't want from this stage of the tour," he said.
England lost their final six points before the lunch break.
The last five England's fell in the space of 30 balls, as debutant Scott Boland finished with figures of 6-7.
It is disappointing and gut-wrenching. "We have been thoroughly outplayed by the other team."
We know that we have underperformed and need to be very strong.
We have to give the people something to celebrate.
He has had the best year of his career with the bat. His 1,708 runs in the calendar year are the third most by a man, behind Pakistan's Mohammad Yousuf and West Indian Viv Richards.
His team has struggled with the bat at home and abroad, winning just one of their past 12 Tests.
They have only won four Tests in Australia this century and have not won in Australia since 2011.
The second day in Melbourne was a good one for the bowling, but Australia's evening burst with the ball left them in trouble.
"We got ourselves into a position when we were in the match," said Root.
The way we went about bowling was the best we've been all tour.
We know we have to be better. There are clear areas we need to work on and we have two opportunities with the last two Test matches.
In 59 Tests, Root has led England, winning 27, losing 24 and drawing eight.
It was too soon to consider the future of his captaincy, said Root immediately after the defeat.
My energy has to be focused on the next game. I can't be selfish and think about myself.
We have to make sure we come away from this tour with something.
Chris Silverwood said that England had to find a way to compete.
We'll be reflecting on it. He said they want to take something away from the series.
The way the bowlers rallied was a credit to them and the way we caught in that particular part of the game was good.
There are positives coming out of that.
