Adelaide, Dec. 21 -- After Australia beat England by 82 runs in the third Test to take an unassailable 3-0 lead and retain the Ashes, Three Lions captain Ben Stokes termed it "incredibly disappointing".

Reflecting on the defeat, Stokes said during the post-match presentation that they came to Australia with one goal to win the Ashes and that the series loss had hurt them.

"That dream that we came here with is now over, which is obviously incredibly disappointing. Everyone is obviously hurting and quite emotional about it. But we've got two more games to go, and that's where the focus needs to switch to now," Stokes said.

Stokes added that England would not give up over the final two Ashes Test matches. "We came here with a goal in mind...