Former Australia paceman Ryan Harris believes James Anderson ought to shoulder a big share of the blame for England's loss in the Ashes opener at Edgbaston.
Anderson apologized to his teammates after suffering a recurrence of a calf injury on day one of the series against Australia last Thursday.
England's leading Test wicket-taker was able to bowl only four overs as the visitors recovered from a poor start to win by 251 runs.
Anderson was passed fit to play in Birmingham after missing the one-off Test against Ireland because of a calf injury he sustained playing for Lancashire last month.
The 37-year-old will miss the second Test at Lord's, and Harris has questioned how he came to be selected for the start of the battle for the urn.
"All in all, it's easy to question Joe Root's captaincy, but I'd put a bit of pressure on Jimmy Anderson, saying he was fit for the match and getting through only four overs," Harris told Omnisport.
"I know injury is injury, but to come off an injury and say you are 100 percent fit for an Ashes Test match is a big call.
"Bowling in the nets to bowling in the intensity of a Test, let alone an Ashes Test, is very different. To break down after four overs, you could cop it after 20-odd overs, but after four overs puts a lot of pressure on your bowling unit.
"From the start Joe Root was sort of doomed, all Australia had to do — although they didn't in the first innings — was to grind the bowlers down as they knew they were a bowler down.
"They did that in the second innings. It doesn't help when your experienced, leading strike bowler does that."