Sydney, Jan. 8 -- Despite a massive defeat against Australia in the Ashes, Ben Stokes has reaffirmed his commitment to continue captaining the England Test side, expressing his determination and eagerness to lead the team back to its absolute best.

Australia registered a comprehensive win by five wickets in the fifth and final Ashes Test against England at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday to square off the series 4-1.

"(I'm) definitely keen as anything to carry on. I love having a challenge thrown at me, and at the moment, the challenge is getting the team back to where we once were in terms of the performances that we were delivering," Stokes told the reporters as quoted from the ICC website.

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