Shane Warne to mentor Australia's spinners for World Twenty20 tournament Renowned spinner Shane Warne. Australia has landed a coup by luring Shane Warne back into the national set-up in an official capacity. The leg-spin great is to work with the Australian team in the lead-up to the World Twenty20 tournament in March, mentoring the side's spinners. Warne will join the Australian staff in a consultancy role when the T20 squad assembles in South Africa after the upcoming Test series for three T20 internationals against the Proteas. I'm excited to be working with Australia's spinners in South Africa. I'm looking forward to helping them with some intense bowling preparation ahead of the World Twenty 20, where we'll specifically work on tactics and mindset," Warne said as Cricket Australia announced that he would be assisting the team. Australia, captained by George Bailey, are ranked a lowly eighth in the ICC T20 rankings but coach Darren Lehmann believes the help of Warne can be vital. Australia's spinners at the World T20 are yet to be determined, with CA having issuing organisers with a 30-man provisional squad list for the tournament due to ICC requirements, but planning on only announcing a final 15-man squad next month. The spin candidates include Glenn Maxwell and James Muirhead, named in the Australian squad for three T20 matches against England, as well as veteran Brad Hogg and Xavier Doherty. "We believe our national teams can really benefit from more specific skill-based coaching as and when it is needed,"" Lehmann said. ""This will mean that from time to time we will enlist the support of experts in their craft to work with our players and share their experiences. In the case of the ICC World Twenty 20, we believe spin bowling will be critical to success. There's no better person than Shane to help guide the spinners we select in that squad. He was a gifted cricketer and remains passionate about spin bowling and seeing our players be the best that they can be. We're thrilled to have him on board.