Steve slams selectors
Former captain Steve Waugh says a lack of stability within the side is contributing significantly to the current Australian cricket team's woes.
Down 1-0 after the first two Tests in the Ashes series against England, the once all-conquering Australian Test team has not tasted victory for five matches.
Waugh, who lost just nine of his 57 Tests as Australian captain, believes the national selectors have made too many changes to the team over the last 18 months and not shown enough faith in young players.
He recalled the start of his own career, when he battled in a young side struggling for wins, but capitalised on the faith shown by the selectors to blossom into a champion player in a champion team.
"What the selectors have got to do, which they did back then, is have belief in the younger players they pick and say 'you are there, we believe in you, we think you are the future of Australian cricket and you are going to have a bit of leeway'," he said.
"It's not always going to be successful early days, I guess I was a perfect example -- I didn't score a hundred until my 26th Test and I never won a Test until my 13th Test playing for Australia.
"You have to see the bigger picture and you can't just chop and change if someone fails in one Test and doesn't look the goods, you have got to give them an opportunity."
Australia are again set to make a number of changes to their side for the third Test, at Perth's WACA ground, which they must win to have a chance of regaining the Ashes.
Ben Hilfenhaus and Mitchell Johnson are in line for recalls after being dropped for the second Test and first Test hattrick hero Peter Siddle is battling to retain his spot.
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