Warne keen on England coaching role

Shane Warne has offered to coach England's spin bowlers. The former Australia star is particularly keen on nurturing Adil Rashid.

Shane Warne has offered to coach England's spin bowlers. The former Australia star is particularly keen on nurturing Adil Rashid.

Published Oct 9, 2015

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Shane Warne has offered to coach England’s spin bowlers. The former Australia star, who took 708 Test wickets, is particularly keen on nurturing Adil Rashid should England persist with the Yorkshire leg-spinner beyond this tour against Pakistan.

Rashid is set for a Test debut in Dubai on Tuesday having impressed during the one-day international series against Australia this summer.

The 27-year-old toiled in the drawn warm-up with Pakistan A on a turning pitch but did take three wickets in yesterday’s second friendly.

Warne would be open to filling a role similar to that of Mahela Jayawardene, who is in the Middle East as a batting consultant. To add Warne to the mix would represent quite a coup for England coach and fellow Australian Trevor Bayliss.

‘I’d love to work with Rashid if the opportunity arose, 100 per cent,’ said Warne yesterday. ‘I’ve helped a lot of spinners over the years and I’m more than happy to talk to anyone.

‘England have done pretty well with Rashid — they haven’t rushed him.’

Warne is preparing for a three-game Twenty20 All-Stars series in America next month in a joint venture with Sachin Tendulkar. – Daily Mail

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