Miller also reiterated his belief that Pattinson was the 'form horse' among swing bowlers outside the original squad and did not let anyone down at Headingley when judged against the performances of England's other bowlers.
"Now we've got to go again and pick a squad for Edgbaston," said Miller. "You can't dwell on Headingley. It's gone, and we have to move on and sort something out for the next Test."
Despite the debate over Pattinson's inclusion at Headingley, it was England's first innings batting which put South Africa on the road to victory.
Vaughan's men were not helped by the conditions, and had a couple of important decisions go against them, but being bowled out for 203 last Friday did the real damage.
That collective failure should be enough to dissuade England from repeating their decision to play only five front-line batsmen next Wednesday. But if it isn't, then either Andrew Flintoff must bat at No6 or the selectors will need to replace Tim Ambrose with his wicketkeeping predecessor, Matt Prior.
Much more likely is the reintroduction of Paul Collingwood at No6 with Warwickshire's Ambrose dropping down two places to a more comfortable No8 on his home ground.
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