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| Warne fit to play in Perth Test | Warne fit to play in Perth Test |
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| England's nemesis, champion leg-spinner Shane Warne, is not a fitness doubt for the Perth Test despite damaging his elbow in a fielding drill. | England's nemesis, champion leg-spinner Shane Warne, is not a fitness doubt for the Perth Test despite damaging his elbow in a fielding drill. |
| Warne recovered quickly and Cricket Australia say he will be fine to play. | Warne recovered quickly and Cricket Australia say he will be fine to play. |
| Australia vice-captain Adam Gilchrist said Warne was keenly targeting the six more wickets needed for 700 in Tests. | Australia vice-captain Adam Gilchrist said Warne was keenly targeting the six more wickets needed for 700 in Tests. |
| Gilchrist said: "Warney's got a real spring in his step at the moment. He's quite vocal, he's vibrant and he's really energising the group." | Gilchrist said: "Warney's got a real spring in his step at the moment. He's quite vocal, he's vibrant and he's really energising the group." |
| Warne, 37, already has more wickets than anyone else in Test history. | |
| With Australia 2-0 up in the series and on the verge of regaining the urn, Gilchrist says his team-mates want to reaffirm their status as the best team in the world. | With Australia 2-0 up in the series and on the verge of regaining the urn, Gilchrist says his team-mates want to reaffirm their status as the best team in the world. |
| He said: "We're getting closer to achieving a goal we've set ourselves which may not just be winning the Ashes. | He said: "We're getting closer to achieving a goal we've set ourselves which may not just be winning the Ashes. |
| "The Ashes are not the be-all and end-all to this group." | "The Ashes are not the be-all and end-all to this group." |
| After the Ashes, Australia take part in the one-day international Commonwealth Bank Series against England and New Zealand with the World Cup starting in March next year. | After the Ashes, Australia take part in the one-day international Commonwealth Bank Series against England and New Zealand with the World Cup starting in March next year. |
| "That's not disrespecting what we're trying to achieve and what we lost last year, that's still very much on the agenda," he said. | "That's not disrespecting what we're trying to achieve and what we lost last year, that's still very much on the agenda," he said. |
| "But there are other things around and different things we're trying to achieve. | "But there are other things around and different things we're trying to achieve. |
| "There are results and trophies and opportunities hopefully to celebrate like we did the other day (after the second Test)." | "There are results and trophies and opportunities hopefully to celebrate like we did the other day (after the second Test)." |