DUNCAN FLETCHER has insisted he stands by his selections for the opening two Tests despite England's disastrous start to the Ashes series.

"From my point of view I don't think we got that team selection wrong," claimed Fletcher. "We lost that match in an hour yesterday - that's where we got it wrong with the batters. If we had batted well there who knows what would have happened?

"If you lose it in sessions towards the back end of the game, it becomes increasingly difficult."