MELBOURNE: With Australia still struggling to cope up with the retirements of some key players, spin legend Shane Warne has called on the selectors to pump in young blood in the team before it is too late.
The series losses against England, South Africa and India in the past 13 months has dropped Australia from the top to the fourth place in the ICC Test rankings and Warne feels it is high time for the senior members of the side to perform or make way for youngsters.
"You have to say the Australian side has been in a transition phase but there has to be a line that when does that transition phase stop?" he was quoted by the Daily Telegraph as saying.
"I wouldn''t say Australia is the fourth best side in the world but the way the side has played of recent times you are going to have to be patient.
"But there comes a time when you say okay, are these guys in the side going to see us through in the long term or is there an opportunity to get some new blood in the side?" he said.