Joe Root: England's best option is to make brave calls
Joe Root didn’t back away from the contentious calls to bat first in the Ashes series opener when conditions appeared to heavily favour the bowlers, or on a team selection that omitted England’s two most experienced pacers. READ : Australia's Lyon gets long-awaited 400th test wicket Root said setting a more defensive field would have helped Leach gain some confidence and “ease into the series". “If we go about things the way we did on the last two tours we’ll get the same result,” Root said, reflecting on England's last two tours to Australia which included nine losses, one draw and no wins. “In terms of selection, we could have gone a different way we wanted variety in our attack and ways of changing things.” READ : Ashes: Labuschagne expects Australia to end England resistance with new ball Ollie Robinson, Mark Wood and Chris Woakes created opportunities for England, but some missed catches and poor fielding let them down.
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