Friday, 16 December 2011

Warne Tweets All Clear for Big Bash


Shane Warne has been passed fit to make his cricketing comeback in Australia's Twenty20 Big Bash League on Saturday.

The legendary leg-spinner, 42, burnt his bowling hand while cooking earlier in the week and posted pictures of his damaged fingers on Twitter.

But on Friday he tweeted: "All clear with hand specialist - so playing tomorrow night if selected."

Warne, who retired from international cricket in 2007, is due to play for the Melbourne Stars against Sydney Thunder.

He added that his fiancee Elizabeth Hurley, the British actress, had agreed to toss the coin at Saturday's game at the famous Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

Warne wrote on Twitter: "Who's coming to the G? Let's fill the G and support the melb stars. Off to training now."

My fiancée has agreed to toss the coin tomorrow night. Hope the big heels don't get stuck in the turf next to Tony Greig's old key!Shane Warne on Twitter

It will be the first time Warne has played at the iconic MCG since he quit the international game after helping Australia to a 5-0 Ashes series victory over England in 2006/07.

He took 708 wickets in 145 Tests during a 15-year career for Australia, a tally bettered only by Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan.

Warne continued to play Twenty20 cricket but retired in May after leading Rajasthan Royals in the first four seasons of the Indian Premier League.

However, he decided to return with the Stars, one of two Melbourne franchises in Australia's revamped T20 competition.

He said he wanted his three children to see him at work and it was an "added bonus" that Hurley would also be there.