England captain Joe Root has insisted he wants to remain in the role, despite his side's embarrassing 4-0 defeat to Australia in the Ashes.
Root has presided over three Ashes campaigns and failed to win a single one, losing 4-0 twice Down Under and drawing the 2019 series at home.
Despite getting comprehensively once again, Root says he has "an appetite to carry on and turn things around".
Speaking after England's crushing 146-run defeat in the final Test in Hobart, he said: "I believe that I am the right man to take this team forward.
"If that decision is taken out of my hands, so be it. I have an appetite to carry on and turn things around.
"At the minute we are going through a real tough stage as a group of players and the performances haven't been good enough, but I'd love the opportunity to try to turn things around and for us to start putting in performances from an English Test team."
Root also admitted his frustration at the way England capitulated from 68-0 to 124 all out in Hobart to lose the final Test of the series.
"There were soft dismissals in there," he told BBC Test Match Special. "One thing evident in this game is how session dependent it is in these conditions. They've favoured bowlers in this Test.
"It's the hope that kills you sometimes. A brilliant opening stand and then to lose some of the wickets in the fashion we did was disappointing.
"We can spend all day dissecting but it's clear where we need to improve. We need to be better with bat. We're never going to win scoring less than 200.
"It's been a challenging tour on and off the field. Credit to the guys to put up with the restrictions and everything.
"The way we've played has been frustrating at times but I think we're better than we've showed.
"It's evident where we need to improve. There's not long until we're playing Test cricket again and an opportunity to right the wrongs."
