Jos Buttler criticised by Matt Prior for "lazy wicketkeeping"

The England gloveman put down Marnus Labuschagne twice on day one of the second Test at the Adelaide Oval

Matt Prior says Jos Buttler was punished for "lazy wicketkeeper" after putting Marnus Labuchagne down twice during day one of the second Test between Australia and England at the Adelaide Oval.

The Aussie No.3 reached the close 95 not out as the hosts made 221 for 2.

David Warner made 95 and was part of a 172-run stand for the second wicket with Labuschagne, the pair's sixth century partnership.

Warner was eventually dismissed on 95 after slashing Ben Stokes straight to Stuart Broad at cover.

Labuschagne remains unbeaten but not before being given two lives on 21 and 95. First, he was dropped down the leg side after Buttler dived despairingly to his left before the England 'keeper spilt a routine chance from James Anderson's final over the day.

Prior, who played 79 Tests and was part of the last England side to win an Ashes series in Australia, had picked up on Buttler's lack of foot movement towards the end of the day and wasn't surprised to see him shell the chance when it came.

"Everyone will look at the hands, but it's your legs and feet that get you the catch," he told BT Sport. "He gets stuck. 

"Everyone thinks it's the hands that get you the catch, it's not, it's your footwork"

"There were a couple of takes where he had a dive, that's lazy wicketkeeping. You want to dive as little as possible"@MattPrior13 breaks down Buttler's technique.

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"In that position, he's not moved and he's having to throw his body and hands at the ball because you can see the split second when he gets stuck.

"There were a couple of takes down the leg side, there are little cues. Everyone thinks it is the hands that get you the catch. It is not. It's your footwork and your feet and the hands just follow. You've got to do the work with your legs.

"There were a couple of takes down the leg side when he had a dive with a bit of a fall and a flop and that is lazy wicketkeeping. 

"If he was on it if that was the first over the day he would have been hop-skipping across and probably stayed on his feet. 

"As a keeper, you want to dive as little as possible, you want your feet to do the work to get you there and it just looked like his energy levels were dropping.

"As a wicketkeeper, you get that one chance, and that is what you will be judged on."

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