Learning trade at the highest level is a difficult task says Tim Nielsen – Cricket News Update
The former Aussie coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Timothy-John-Nielsen-c94043 said that it becomes difficult for youngsters to learn their trade at the International level, and believes that the state teams must be keen enough to nurture players for the difficult task ahead.
A lot has been debated regarding the debacles of the Kangaroos national team in recent years, which has seen them trailing the likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 as far as the Test cricket is concerned.
The main criticism hurled at the management was to find replacements for some of their stars, which included http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shane-Keith-Warne-c89672. However, the selectors have been slow on this part, with the grey area becoming the bowling department where they have been unable to find consistency.
Many blame the selectors for not picking the right personnel, and instead giving chance to rookies, who were yet to prove their mettle at the international stage. Nielsen, however, believes that the main problem lies within the state team, who fail to nurture youngsters in way, which could help them make a swift step into tough challenges with the national team.
"While the selectors can be panned for that, it is bloody hard to go up and learn your caper at the highest level. We need to get these kids in there and give them a run and a chance to get their heads around first-class cricket, and learn,” Nielsen said.
“Ideally by the time they get to Test match cricket they've been up and down and through the mill a couple of times, and understand how to cope when its not spinning a lot in Perth or its not going that well in Brisbane. They've learned by playing there," he added further.
A fine wicket-keeper batsman in his playing days, the 43-year-old has been involved in coaching since 1999. He first was the assistance coach for the national team under http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 and now heads the Emerging Redbacks Program, which involves nurturing young cricketers.
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