Australia coach Tim Nielsen has warned Nathan Hauritz that it is up to him to take the initiative if he wants to rise through the ranks in the Australia side
Australia coach Tim Nielsen has warned Nathan Hauritz that it is up to him to take the initiative if he wants to rise through the ranks in the Australia side.
Hauritz had a poor run during Australia's 2-0 Test series loss against India, but Shane Warne blamed Ricky Ponting's fielding placements during the series for the off-spinner's form.
Nielsen told the Sydney Morning Herald: "Haury has got people he talks to about his bowling. I know he's had some discussions with Warnie in the past. If Warnie is available and Haury would like to speak to him I can't see any reason they wouldn't have a chat."
He added: "In the end, that's a great little resource to utilise, but it's more important that Haury identifies the things he needs to improve and we identify as a team the things we need to improve, and go about fixing them.
"We can't expect someone to come in and fix the ills of the game for us. It's about us saying 'yes, I need to get better at this', and working our backsides off at training and preparation to make sure we've nailed those skills.
"It'd be great to have people like Warne offering advice but in the end it comes back to us. We've got to take responsibility for our performances and we've got to make sure we do the best we can to be better every time."
Warne has now apologised for his Twitter remark on Ponting's field placements during Hauritz's spell in the second Test at Bangalore, stating it was just an observation and not an attack on the Australia captain.
