Michael Clarke says the late Shane Warne would have "went off his brain" about Australia's lack of spin in Sydney, with the former Test captain fearing it could hurt the production line.
With Todd Murphy overlooked and no frontline spinner at the SCG for the first time in 138 years, Travis Head and Beau Webster were left to bowl five overs of turn on Monday.
Australia's lack of spin has become a national conversation this summer, with no frontline tweaker playing in three out of the five Ashes Tests.