England spin coach Jeetan Patel told a press conference after stumps on day three that his side was left pining for the days of Graeme Swann as a lack of spin bowling options saw them dragged to the brink of Ashes defeat in Adelaide.Patel, the latest in a sequence of three assistants sent out to speak on behalf of an ailing team, admitted: “Would we have liked Graeme Swann out there? Probably, but it’s a reality of where we’re at and what we thought we needed for this game.“I don’t think Jacksy has bowled poorly, if anything he’s been a touch short or a touch straight at times. They’ve played him very well and looked to put him under pressure which is probably what you would do against a spinner of Jacksy’s nature, where it’s not his frontline skill. He’s probably 50-50."
