Much has been made of Joe Root 's decision to bat after winning the toss in the first Ashes Test at the Gabba, with England getting rolled for just 147 in their first innings.
Comparisons have been made to Nasser Hussain's infamous decision to bowl first after winning the toss at the same venue during the 2002 Ashes.
On that occasion, Australia racked up 364-2 on day one and went on to win the game by 384 runs.
Former England bowler Steven Finn, who took 13 wickets the last time they won the Ashes down under, believes Hussain's decision played a part in Root opting to bat, suggesting he "may have been haunted by decisions of captains past".
Speaking on BBC Test Match Special, Finn said: "As a current player I look at a wicket like that, especially at the Gabba when you anticipate the pitch will dry out, I can see the logic in batting first.
"Looking in hindsight the best time to bowl was the first morning if you get through that morning unscathed you could have built a score.
"I saw enough today to say if England had a 200-run lead it could have been very interesting. England may have been haunted by decisions of captains past."
Finn went on to pick out some positives from the Test for England, praising the way the seamers bowled, Root's partnership with Dawid Malan and Haseeb Hameed's two promising knocks.
"I did see some very disciplined bowling in the first innings," Finn added. "Mark Wood bowled with real pace. All three seamers did very well.
"The Root-Malan partnership was outstanding and set a blueprint. Haseeb Hameed only got 20-odd in both innings but I saw enough from him soaking up the pressure.
"In all England's meetings now before the next Test they will look at the positive aspects of this performance and set the blueprint."
