Field of screams: Ricky Ponting (left) and Nathan Hauritz discuss field positions against India Photo: AP The former leg-spinner blasted Ponting for what he perceived to be an unhelpful field for Nathan Hauritz during the last game of the two-match series, which India won 2-0 after triumphing in the contest by seven wickets.
Warne wrote on Twitter: ''How the hell can Hauritz bowl to this field?? Feeling for Hauritz, terrible!! What are these tactics? Sorry Ricky but what are you doing?''
The 41 year-old appeared frustrated with Ponting's field placements during Hauritz's opening spell, when he was brought on in the ninth over with India at 47 for one in their chase of 207.
The off-spinner bowled to a prominently leg-side field with players placed at deep point, long-on and long-off, slip, short-leg and leg slip.
But Ponting insisted the field was the bowler's choice: ''Every field that Nathan's had to bowl with since he's been here is at his request, it's the fields that he wants to bowl to," said the Australia skipper.
''Unfortunately it doesn't appear that Shane would take the time to ask anyone about that.
''Warne's got his opinion out in the public at the moment, and it's a personal opinion. Different people say things at different times, we don't always agree with all of them, that's life I guess.
''It would be nice if they were a bit more informed before they made some of their comments though.''
Hauritz conceded 22 runs in his first two overs, and was immediately removed from attack by a worried Ponting. Hauritz ultimately returned figures of one for 76 in 12 overs.
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