5 things we have learnt from England's tour of Down Under

#4 Lack of a quality spinner

Moeen Ali has failed to add value with either bat or ball

Moeen Ali came into the Ashes nursing a finger injury and he has had a tour to forget. The off-spinning all-rounder was expected to provide England with the balance in the absence of the talismanic Ben Stokes and Ali failed miserably.

Ali has been ineffective with the ball and has been treated like a part-time bowler and he could only pick up 5 wickets across the five test matches in Australia. He failed to cross 50 in even of the nine innings at the crease as his inefficiencies were badly exposed by the mighty Australian pace attack. This is terrible numbers, to say the least.

Things didn't improve in New Zealand as he failed to pick up a single wicket in the first test match and scored a duck and just 28 when England were battling hard to save the test match on the final day.

It is high time England look for other options. Mason Crane, who made his debut in Australia, had a rough initiation on a placid Melbourne wicket and deserves a longer run. Jack Leach, who has been the best spinner in county cricket for a while now, also deserves a go. Mason Crane, being a wrist-spinner and Jack Leach, being a left-arm spinner provide something different to an attack bereft of the craft. Joe Root can fill in with his part-time off-spin as and when required.