England 's bowling coach Jon Lewis has admitted that, in hindsight, they probably should have selected a frontline spinner for the second Ashes Test against Australia.
Instead, they opted for four frontline seamers in James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Ollie Robinson and Chris Woakes, along with all-rounder Ben Stokes.
Lewis said England believed the pink ball would "move around under the lights a little bit more than it has", while Australia's spinner Nathan Lyon has been able to find plenty of bounce and turn.
In Australia's first innings, Joe Root got through 20 overs of spin, while Robinson bowled three overs of off-spin and both Dawid Malan and Root picked up two wickets in Australia's second innings.
Speaking after the end of day four, Lewis admitted that England had made a mistake, saying: "The wicket is obviously turning.
"And we felt the ball would move around under the lights a little bit more than it has.
"In hindsight, you might say we should have picked a different side. But at the time, we felt like we picked a team that would win the game."
Former England captain Nasser Hussain has criticised England's decision to drop Jack Leach after his struggles at the Gabba.
In his latest column for the Daily Mail, Hussain wrote: "The ball was turning in Adelaide on day two and England chose to go into this match without a specialist spinner.
"It is one thing leaving Leach out in England where the Dukes ball moves all day long and four seamers can do all the bowling.
"It is quite another to do it in Adelaide on that sort of dry, turning surface in 38-degree heat. The sight of Ollie Robinson bowling off-spin summed it all up.
"Joe Root not only had to fill the role of spinner but England had to turn to a seamer to bowl spin, along with Dawid Malan's occasional leg-spin, to fill the gaps in the attack.
"England clearly do not rate Leach and believe Root can do just as good a job with the ball."
