Ashes: Australia’s assistant coach Daniel Vettori defends no spinner decision

Australia’s assistant coach Daniel Vettori. Pic/Getty Images

Australia's assistant coach Daniel Vettori has defended the side's decision to field an all-seam attack in the fifth Ashes Test, but insisted that spin bowling remains very important in the longer format.

"It's probably just a point in time. I don't think it's going to be something that's going to continue for years on end. I think spin bowling is incredibly important to Test match cricket. I think people love watching it when it's at its absolute best and when conditions can assist the spin bowler. "But we're just in the stage now where that's not the case," Vettori told reporters at the end of play on Day One.

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