SHANE WARNE’S voicemail box will soon contain a message from Dawid Malan.

The young Middlesex batsman will take the world’s greatest ever leg-spinner up on an offer to share with him a few tips on the art which made him the second-highest wicket taker in Test history.

Malan drew praise from the Aussie legend after taking 2-23 in Tuesday’s British Asian Cup match between the Panthers and his own Rajasthan Royals.

And asked if it was worth the novice phoning him for a few tips Warne said: "Yes I’d talk to any spinners, be they leg spin, off spin or left-arm.

"It’s pretty hard to judge what sort of a leg spin bowler someone is in Twenty20 cricket. It’s more about bowling in first-class cricket for long periods with patience and plans and how you work out batsman. But I thought Malan looked very good."

Praise indeed for the 21 year-old rookie slow bowler, who became in all probability Warne last ever victim at Lord’s when the Aussie legend had him stumped for a stylish 34.

And while Malan admits his bowling isn’t the most important aspect of his game at the moment, he knows he’d be foolish to turn down a few lessons from a cricketing genius.

He said: "I’ve already spoken to Shaun Udal about calling Shane.

"I see myself as an all-rounder and I work at my bowling a lot, although at the moment it’s not my top priority because I’m not going to get in the side as a leg-spinner, so I’ve got to score runs.

"But when you get the opportunity to talk to the greatest leg-spinner the world has ever seen about how to improve your bowling that’s too good an opportunity to turn down."

Not that Malan always takes the advice he’s given.

During his dip in form of six weeks or so ago, from which judging by his innings against the Royals he seems to be emerging, the South African-born batsman was advised to spend a week away from the game during the Cardiff UCCE match last month.

Even then coach Toby Radford told your favourite local paper he suspected the left-hander had spent the week at the training ground in Finchley batting against the ball machine.

Malan admits Radford was spot on.

He added: "I didn’t take Toby’s advice – I went to Finchley and hit 1000s of balls.

"I’m the sort of player who needs a lot of time in the nets and with all the travelling we were doing it was hard to get that time."