No need to panic

No need to sharpen the guillotine or write off any players just yet, writes Shane Warne after Australia's 320-run loss to India in Mohali. Experienced players will have to play a vital role during the break ahead of the third Test in Delhi, he says in the Daily Telegraph.

Mohali's gone, deal with it. Say well played and carry yourself well, hold your head high. But deep down use it as motivation and keep that hunger that's inside alive.

Be the man to drag the team along and in the right direction, be prepared for whatever the opposition throws at you, fight and never give up, don't be afraid and start thinking negatives and what ifs. No doubts, or you just start hoping that someone does something, you go into your shell and start looking after your own backside and forget the team.

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This is where experience and calm heads rise to the top, and Ponting and Clarke as leaders will become crucial, sitting around over a glass and chewing the fat with the team and coming up with some new plans. Talking tactics as a group is important.