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Warne considers Twenty20 return
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October 29, 2011, Saturday
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SHANE Warne is expected to decide on Monday whether he'll make a return from a short-lived retirement to play in Australia's Big Bash Twenty20 tournament.
Warne, 42, formally retired from top-class cricket in May after the Rajasthan Royals' last game of the 2011 Indian Premier League. He played his last test match for Australian in 2007, finishing with a then-world record 708 test wickets.
Australian media reported yesterday that Warne, in Melbourne with his fiancee British actress Elizabeth Hurley, was contemplating a return to one of two Melbourne teams in the inaugural eight-team league, with the allure of playing again at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as a major enticement.
"He is an asset, he will excite people across the league, not just the team he plays for," said Mike McKenna, Cricket Australia's Twenty20 manager.
Warne said two weeks ago that he was considering a return.
"Is it a great way to give something back to Australian cricket when they are starting something new, as a great way to help younger players? I don't know," Warne said.
Despite not playing for nearly six months, Warne has lost 12 kilograms to put his weight in the region of 78 kilograms.
"I'm the fittest I've been in my life and I'm still bowling pretty well the last time I bowled," Warne said.
The Melbourne Stars and Melbourne Renegades have emerged as the leading candidates to sign Warne, who could pick up additional money by promoting the league as a paid ambassador.
Warne, 42, formally retired from top-class cricket in May after the Rajasthan Royals' last game of the 2011 Indian Premier League. He played his last test match for Australian in 2007, finishing with a then-world record 708 test wickets.
Australian media reported yesterday that Warne, in Melbourne with his fiancee British actress Elizabeth Hurley, was contemplating a return to one of two Melbourne teams in the inaugural eight-team league, with the allure of playing again at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as a major enticement.
"He is an asset, he will excite people across the league, not just the team he plays for," said Mike McKenna, Cricket Australia's Twenty20 manager.
Warne said two weeks ago that he was considering a return.
"Is it a great way to give something back to Australian cricket when they are starting something new, as a great way to help younger players? I don't know," Warne said.
Despite not playing for nearly six months, Warne has lost 12 kilograms to put his weight in the region of 78 kilograms.
"I'm the fittest I've been in my life and I'm still bowling pretty well the last time I bowled," Warne said.
The Melbourne Stars and Melbourne Renegades have emerged as the leading candidates to sign Warne, who could pick up additional money by promoting the league as a paid ambassador.
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