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 also think there's too many players who say the same boring answers, they don't even have to turn up to interviews because journalists answer their own questions the way they ask them. Unfortunately the way it is now players are so afraid to say anything, but I'd like them to be honest.
I think he lives in such a rarified bubble these days, he doesn't understand what reality is any more.
We've just got to be careful - with all sports, let alone cricket - I think there's so much emphasis on doing the right thing all the time, but I think the public want to be entertained when they come to watch sport.
I think when two people get together, their past is their past. Their reputations are reputations. You can only take someone the way you find them... on face value. I think that was how we were both, the way we were.
I'm proud of what I've achieved in cricket, as once I didn't think I was good enough.
I'll be going to bed having nightmares of Sachin just running down the wicket and belting me back over the head for six. He was unstoppable. I don't think anyone, apart from Don Bradman, is in the same class as Sachin Tendulkar. He is just an amazing player.
I think we have got the wood on South Africa, but that does not mean they are not a good team. They intimidate a lot of teams but we intimidate them. There is no disrespect for South Africa; they are a very good team.
Part of the art of bowling spin is to make the batsman think something special is happening when it isn't.
I've played in 120-odd Tests and the series you remember are the close ones,
Criticism is never nice, but you accept it because it comes with the territory. Stories that are completely unsubstantiated and untrue are another matter,
Every time there's been a script written, I've just about done it. I suppose I'm allowed one that I don't get every now and then.
Even though we are the home side, the pressure will be on England. I can't remember how long it is since they reached the final of a leading tournament, so there will be so much expectation on them now.
Everybody would like to know where they stand and what the side is as early as possible, which helps everyone prepare,
At the moment we're still the best side in the world,