HEY presto. Shane Warne has waved his magic wand again, said the magic words - ''bowling, Warnie'' - and turned a rabbit into … a rabbit.

In edition one of his manifesto, addressing widespread discontent with the fluidity and lack of identity of the national team, Warnie wrote: ''A simple criteria is to pick your best team and stick with it in all forms. Rotation and resting players will never work.'' Rejoined the restless: ''Onya Warnie.''

King of spin? Shane Warne. Credit:Sebastian Costanzo

In edition two, Warnie hedges his position slightly. ''It's simple,'' he says. ''Select your best 11 for each form of the game, not the same 11, but your best available team at all times.''

He then picks his best teams. For Twenty20 and one-day internationals, it comprises 15 in each 11. The best Test 11 consists of 17 or 18; on this, Warnie was a bit unclear. Altogether, there are 29 names, including Nathan Coulter-Nile, and a fellow called Floater, but not Ed Cowan in any form. ''Onya Warnie,'' says the crowd.