MUTTIAH Muralidaran - once jeered by Australian cricket fans - will help coach our next generation of spinner bowling stars.

The Herald Sun can reveal the controversial Sri Lankan spinner will spend several weeks as a guest coach during an intensive training program at the Brisbane Centre of Excellence in June.

Test cricket's greatest wicket-taker will impart the secrets of his craft and videotape a coaching tutorial for future generations of Australian spinners.

It is a sign of how far the wheel has turned that Murali - who has been repeatedly heckled and even had fruit thrown at him by unruly fans since being no-balled by umpire Darrell Hair in the 1995 Boxing Day Test - will become Australia's potential spin saviour.

Australian great Greg Chappell, who is the only full-time national selector, arranged the visit.

"This is a wonderful opportunity ... Murali has probably forgotten more about spin bowling than most people will ever know in a lifetime," Chappell said.

"Murali is one of the greatest spin bowlers of all time, we are very, very lucky. It is not just Murali's obvious physical skill that will be a huge benefit for our young spinners.

"It is also his mental toughness, his cleverness, his cunning and his ability to be able to set a batsman up and bowl 10-15 overs to a plan."

The news is a shot in the arm for Australian cricket as it conducts a major review into the devastating Ashes loss.

The nation's depleted spin stocks are one of the most pressing issues, with 10 frontline spinners deployed at Test level since Shane Warne retired at the end of the 2006-07 home Ashes series.

Little-known spinners Xavier Doherty and Michael Beer wore the baggy green cap this summer after Nathan Hauritz was sacked before the first Ashes Test.

Murali's action will be recorded live and downloaded on the Academy's pro-batter video machine so batsmen can face a "virtual Murali".

Originally published as Murali to teach Aussie juniors