Former Australian skipper Mark Taylor has criticised England skipper Joe Root's absorption of under-fire spinner Jack Leach successful the Ashes opener.
Leach was dismantled successful Australia's archetypal innings, deed for 102 runs disconnected his 13 overs and did not vessel successful Australia's little 2nd innings tally chase.
With the 30-year-old's spot successful uncertainty for the 2nd Test successful Adelaide, Taylor said Root was outdone by Australian skipper Pat Cummins successful presumption of managing their respective attacks.
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"Joe Root tends to usage his spinners last," Taylor told Wide World of Sports' Outside The Rope.
"He tends to say, 'Okay, I've tried one-two-three quicks, I've gone backmost to my archetypal speedy once, Jack, I amended propulsion you the ball', which is not the mode to usage a rotation bowler.
"I was precise impressed with Pat astatine times [with] the mode helium got Nathan Lyon into the crippled successful that 2nd innings.
"He got him connected astatine 1-20 unusual I deliberation against Malan, the left-hander. Even though it didn't work, helium got Lyon connected erstwhile determination was a crippled to beryllium won, not a clip for the crippled to beryllium lost."
Taylor's comments came after Root himself took immoderate blasted for Leach's performance aft Australia's nine-wicket triumph successful Brisbane.
"I've astir apt fixed him excessively assertive fields excessively early, not letting him settee successful and giving him a spot much of a accidental aboriginal on," helium said.
"Jack's a good spinner. He's shown implicit the 20-odd Test matches that he's played what an instrumental portion helium tin play wrong this team, and I'm definite he'll play a large portion successful this bid moving forward."
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