Australian coach John Buchanan admitted his position should be up for review Thursday as a post-mortem of the national team's Ashes defeat in England continues.
Arriving home in Brisbane, Buchanan said he wanted to stay on as coach after his contract expires next month, but he added that no one could be exempt from review after the 2-1 series defeat.
"I think it's pretty obvious changes are needed in a whole range of things," he told reporters. "I'm keen to continue, but I'm part of the mix as well, so it's not really up to me to venture into that debate.
"Everything has to be reviewed. There's no doubt about that. Success or non-success, you're always trying to work out how you can improve things.
Buchanan shrugged off criticism of himself and captain Ricky Ponting after Australia's first Ashes loss in 16 years.
"That's all part of the territory. If you win, as we see with England, lots of tumultuous celebrations and accolades," he said. "And then if you lose everyone looks for reasons why."
Fast bowler Shaun Tait said he believed he belonged at Test level after being "chucked into the hot seat" to replace Jason Gillespie in the fourth and fifth Tests.
"I do, definitely," he told reporters in Adelaide. "I suppose I wasn't overly happy with my performance, but I know I can do better."
Tait, who took five wickets at 42.00 in his two Tests, said he would not be listening to calls for him to alter his unorthodox slinging action.
"It's a lot different to everyone else's action. People are going to try to change things. The experts are going to come out and tell me how bad my action is - I don't really care."
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