ADIL RASHID TO EMULATE WARNE
Yorkshire spinner tutored by ace's coach Terry Jenner
ADIL RASHID is being tutored for the top by the man who turned Shane Warne into the world's deadliest bowler.
Aussie leg-spin guru Terry Jenner advised the 21-year-old England twirler on how to emulate Warne's stellar career.
The Yorkshire ace starred in his second one-day international on Friday and now wants Jenner to help him become England's answer to Warne.
Rashid said: "I've been to see Terry twice in Australia and he has been a big influence on my development.
"I spoke to him two weeks ago. He was in England coaching at Yorkshire and I had a chat about my performances and where I am at at the moment."
Jenner spotted Rashid six years ago at one the Brian Johnston Memorial Trust coaching clinics.
And Rashid said: "It's a friendship. I have worked with him since I was 15. I grew up with him and from talking with him I learn about myself and the game.
"I talk to him about my development and my game.
"To bowl leg-spin you have to learn the basics. Alignment and head position are the key for bowling consistently and getting a shape and spin."
Rashid has also picked the brain of Warne - the greatest leg-spin bowler in the history of the game.
The England new boy added: "I spoke to Shane Warne a couple of times.
"We played Hampshire two years ago and I went to the dressing room and had a little chat with him about my bowling and how to set batsmen up.
"As I was growing up I watched Shane Warne bowling on TV and he was my role model."
Rashid bowled very tidily in the one-dayer against Australia on Friday night.
His 10 overs went for just 37 and his batting also caught the eye as a quickfire unbeaten 31 took England agonisingly close to a stunning victory.
He lines up against the Aussies again today at Lord's as England attempt to level the seven-match series.
Rashid admitted: "It was nice to perform with bat and ball but I still have a long way to go. It has increased my confidence bowling to the Australians as they are such a great team.
"The more you play the more confidence you get and hopefully I can show that next game." Australia all-rounder James Hopes admitted the tourists were worried about the rookie leg-spinner.
Hopes said: "He's still very young but if they keep producing hard wickets he will be hard to play.
"It was always our plan to try and make him go without any wickets and try and take confidence away from him that way."
Hopes believes the win at The Oval has swung the momentum back towards the Aussies.
He added: "For us it was very important to win the first game, it stops the spiral.
"If we'd started off with a loss it could have been 'Here we go again'.
"But we've kick-started the one-day series again and now Lord's becomes very important.
"It's a short turnaround between games, so the first hour and a half will be very important."
Hopes hit an important 18 off 12 balls and then bowled five overs for 14. But Australia sneaked home by only four runs after the late rally from Rashid and Luke Wright.
Hopes added: "We are pleased to win, it doesn't matter by how much. Four runs is enough and we are full of confidence."
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