South Australian captain Travis Head is pleading for patience with teenage legspinner Lloyd Pope.
The 18-year-old Pope said he was "on top of the world" after becoming the youngest bowler to take seven wickets in a Sheffield Shield innings on Thursday.
But as Queensland salvaged a draw at Adelaide Oval on Sunday, Pope came back to earth when wicketless in the Bulls' second innings.
Pope finished with 0-101 from 34 overs as Queensland, anchored by Sam Heazlett's unbeaten 118, made 6-357, a lead of 83 runs, to ensure a draw.
Pope's first-innings feat created massive hype around the red-headed leggie but his captain Head has moved to temper the enthusiasm.
"He's a young guy, he's continuing to work on his craft," Head said.
"In the first innings he bowled exceptionally well.
"And in the second innings I think be bowled well, he bowled some good balls, but he just needs to do it for a long period of time.
"That will come with age ... he will become more consistent with his leg-breaks.
"He bowled well in periods but you don't expect the world from an 18-year-old."
Pope and other SA bowlers met stern Sunday resistance from Bulls batsmen, led by Heazlett.
The 23-year-old batted the entire day, displaying immense concentration in a match-saving 356-ball knock.
"I'm really happy to fight out the draw for the team," Heazlett said.
"We always want to win games of cricket but the position we were in, that was going to be pretty tough."
The lefthander said the Bulls grew more comfortable facing Pope after being caught by surprise by his sharp-turning wrong'un in the first dig when he took 7-87.
"Facing him over after over, you get used to it," Heazlett said.
"Most of us could pick his wrong'un ... it just turned a long way.
"It was just being able to figure out how much it was actually going to turn, because his leggie doesn't go that far and the wrong'un goes a bit further."
Heazlett was ably supported in his rearguard innings by Charlie Hemphrey (87) and Michael Neser (57no) as SA's bowlers mustered just three wickets on the last day.
Pacemen Chadd Sayers and Joe Mennie claimed three victims each for the innings.
