Root: 'We are not scared of a challenge'

Joe Root has insisted that England can recover from their nine-wicket thrashing at the Gabba and that his team are "not scared of a challenge" but admitted that their catching and first-innings batting effort were not up to scratch.

England were bowled out for 147 inside two sessions after Root opted to bat first under cloudy skies and in the field, they dropped five catches and missed at least two run-out chance