Give them sometime says Greg Chappell

"Any form of international cricket is a learning curve for young players," former Australia skipper Chappell said.

"It takes time to understand what’s required at that level. I think patience has to be the key. It was always going to happen at some stage that we were going to run out of that era. We’ve probably had half a dozen of the best players Australia’s ever had together for a long part of that successful period," said Chappell.

"If we want to have that sort of success again, we need to look at that sort of quality player. You’ve got to give them time to establish themselves," he said.

"It was the end of an era. Allan Border had been around for a while and there were a few others with some experience. The new breed had to come in and that’s where we’re at.

"The selectors obviously have to make a call at some stage as to what direction they take."

"There probably weren’t too many choices. You had to look at the next generation. There wasn’t a lot to turn to so some decisions had to be made about giving young players an opportunity and being prepared to back them," he said.