Root takes blame for savage Leach treatment

Leach bowled just 13 overs in the Test match and was hit for 102 runs, with David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne and Player of the Match, Travis Head,The 30-year-old spinner was a controversial selection for the first Test, given he was picked over veteran seamerThe 'humiliating morning' that doomed England's chances

Following his side's nine-wicket loss, Root pushed back on suggestions that Leach may have bowled himself out of the rest of the series."If anything, [Leach's performance] probably falls on me," Root said. "I've probably given him too aggressive fields too early, not letting him settle in and giving him a bit more of a chance early on.

"Jack's a fine spinner. He's shown over the 20-odd Test matches that he's played what an instrumental part he can play within this team, and I'm sure he'll play a big part in this series moving forward."When asked whether he had regrets over the playing XI chosen for the opener, Root explained the thinking behind the team make-up.

"We created so many chances, our bowlers were excellent, we beat the bat a huge amount of times, we banged the areas that you want to on this kind of wicket, we've just got to be better in the field. Similarly with the bat, 4-40 is not a position to start a Test series.

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