Shane Warne
Shane Warne
Shane Keith Warneis an Australian former international cricketer, widely regarded as one of the best bowlers in the history of the game. He was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in the 1994 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. He was the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World 1997. He was named Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World for the year 2004 in 2005 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. In 2000, he was selected by a panel of cricket experts as one...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionCricket Player
Date of Birth13 September 1969
CityMelbourne, Australia
CountryAustralia
I've played in 120-odd Tests and the series you remember are the close ones,
This ground has special memories for me. I have never lost a Test match here and there have been some pretty special individual moments for me here as well,
After every Test match, we've both been celebrating together.
I love Sri Lanka. I played couple of Tests against India in 1991-92, in Australia, and then I came here for my first overseas tour in 1993.
Gamesmanship, banter, trash talk, sledging... whatever you call it, has been part of cricket for a long time. We will play hard to win and anybody who plays us will be tested both physically and mentally. If they aren't up to it, we'll win easily.
You look at the form of them since the Ashes series, they have won only one Test match.
Over the last few years especially there haven't been a lot of five-day Test matches, so you're not exploiting the conditions late (in the) fourth day and fifth day,
I think Cameron is a future Australian Test player, provided he sticks to the way he plays and doesn't try to be someone different.
I'm not a big stats man but my stats over the last couple of years bowling on day one, two and three, stand up to any stage in my career,
I'm not sure I can go that long. We'll wait and see.
I'm happy about the record, but more pleased I got a couple of crucial wickets when we needed them.
I'm just a humble cricketer with no claims to omniscience or omnipotence.
I must have said it 14 000 times. I have retired and I have no aspirations to return.
It was a pretty good day, I think we are just probably slightly ahead,