Reacting to ex-Australia head coach Darren Lehmann calling England batter Joe Root "a rung below" former India captain Virat Kohli and Australia's Steve Smith, ex-England captain Michael Vaughan said, "What a load of nonsense." "We're talking about a player that could quite easily if he stays fit and...stays strong [can] surpass Sachin Tendulkar in a few years," Vaughan added.