Joe Root's flop show continued in the Perth Test as he managed just eight runs off 11 balls in the second innings.

Former Australia opening batter David Warner didn't hold back as he launched a scathing attack on Joe Root following the batter's dismissal in the second innings of the first Ashes Test at the Optus Stadium in Perth on Saturday. The 34-year-old, who got out for a duck in the first innings, managed just eight runs in the second, before giving his wicket away to Mitchell Starc in the 20th over.

Both times in the Test, Root lost his wicket to Starc, and on both occasions, the right-hander was found guilty of fishing outside the off stump. In the first innings, he was caught in slips, while in the second, he got an inside edge back onto his stumps.

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