Ashes bit friendly: Michael Vaughan urges England to get nasty to revive floundering campaign in Australia

The Ashes: Former captain Michael Vaughan slammed Joe Root for his comments on fast bowlers not bowling full, saying it's the skipper's job to get what he wanted from his pacers. Root has been criticised for his comments after England were hammered by 275 runs in Adelaide.

Former England captain Michael Vaughan urged England to show more fighting spirit and even look at riling up a few Australian players to revive their floundering Ashes campaign. England were hammered by 275 runs in the pink-ball Test in Adelaide, conceding a 0-2 lead to the hosts who will push for a series victory in the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne.

Michael Vaughan pointed out that it's all a bit too friendly in the Ashes campaign between the two arch-rivals, saying he wouldn't have gone and spoken to opposition players on the morning of an important Test match. Vaughan said England captain Joe Root was exchanging pleasantries with the likes of Mitchell Starc after the Adelaide Test, something that he did not do during his reign as England captain.