“Most of the bowling action gets fortified when you attain this age but a few little things can be done differently and Chawla can get his leg-breaks going well. I don’t want to base all my opinions to just what I saw in England but he does seem to be a good investment for India, especially when Kumble nears his retirement,” he said.

O’Keefe paid tributes to Kumble as the Indian skipper neared his 600-wicket mark. “He’s been great right through, for all that talk that he wasn’t a proper leg-spinner. I am sure he has a great role to play even in this Perth Test,” he said.

The 59-year-old from New South Wales feels that there cannot be another Shane Warne in international cricket, more because the juniors lack the mental toughness. “What made Warnie different was his mental toughness, the fact that he had such a sharp brain. I find it difficult to see someone with the same cricketing brain even if I see the same talent,” he said.

Inside the ground, there’s a comic Warnie celebrating every boundary hit on the giant screens. O’Keefe, back in his box, describes his antics to the listeners just as animatedly.