"We had a bit more to offer than this as a team. We had a lot of talented guys in the group and unfortunately we couldn't get all that talent together in a couple of games. That was the most disappointing factor for us," Jayawardene said at the end of the second Test, which his team lost by 96 runs.
"I felt that we had a very good bowling attack but the way we played wasn't very consistent. We could not penetrate through the Australian top order which was very disappointing. The way we batted in the first innings of the two Test matches was also disappointing. That alone gave us a lot of problems in the who
le series because we put ourselves under pressure.
"Especially against a side like Australia, you want to challenge yourself and see how far you've come and need to improve. But looking back at the series there are a lot of areas where we definitely need to improve. We have to sit down and talk about where we need to improve and show a lot of character to get back as a group.
"What we have to realise is that we played against the best team in the world right now and they were in form - all their top-order batsmen. We came across a very good side. We challenged ourselves and we tried a lot of things but the way we lost was the most disappointing factor. We just need to refocus and get ready for the three Tests against England."
Questioned whether there would be major changes in the team for the series against England, Jayawardene said: "You just can't chop and change players because they fail in a couple of games. That won't help us in the long run. We just have to make some sensible decisions when we go back home.
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