England captain Joe Root is disappointed after being dismissed by Australian pacer Mitchell Starc on Day One of the fifth Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday. Root scored 83. Pic/Getty Images

Dawid Malan has backed his captain Joe Root to convert his innings into centuries after again missing out on an elusive first century in the Ashes series against Australia. Root's 141-ball vigil was ended by a superb diving catch by Mitchell Marsh with two overs left on the opening day of the fifth Test in Sydney yesterday. Root slumped to his haunches as the Australians celebrated his wicket for 83, the fourth time in the series he has failed to convert a half-century.