<p>Joe Root has backed himself to bang out a hundred as England face a must-win Boxing Day Test in Melbourne and says he expects a response from his team after successive Ashes defeats.</p>
<p>The England captain has never reached three figures in Australia but he went close in the nine wicket-defeat in the first Test in Brisbane (89) before hitting 62 in Adelaide, when they crashed by 275 runs.</p>
<p>&ldquo;I feel in a really good place with my batting,&rdquo; said <strong><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/aus-close-in-on-win-england-slip-to-82-4--23205808" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Root</a></strong>. &ldquo;I feel confident I can, in these next three games, bang out a hundred in these conditions. I know that&rsquo;s a brave thing to say but my conversion rate this year, it&rsquo;s not been an issue at all. I expect a response from our players and I would like to bring a nice Christmas present home for everyone who stays up,&rdquo; he added.</p>
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The England captain has never reached three figures in Australia but he went close in the nine wicket-defeat in the first Test in Brisbane (89) before hitting 62 in Adelaide, when they crashed by 275 runs

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