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| Legend Warne to quit after Ashes | Legend Warne to quit after Ashes |
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| Australia's star spinner Shane Warne has announced he will retire from international cricket after the Ashes. | Australia's star spinner Shane Warne has announced he will retire from international cricket after the Ashes. |
| Warne is one wicket away from becoming the first bowler in Test history to claim 700 wickets, with the fourth Test starting on 26 December. | Warne is one wicket away from becoming the first bowler in Test history to claim 700 wickets, with the fourth Test starting on 26 December. |
| "I'd like to go out on top. I want to go out on my terms, I'd like to think I've earned that right," Warne said. | "I'd like to go out on top. I want to go out on my terms, I'd like to think I've earned that right," Warne said. |
| He said he would complete the final two years of his contract with county side Hampshire but will quit state cricket. | |
| Watch Warne's wonder ball to Gatting How to bowl Shane Warne's leg-spin variations | Watch Warne's wonder ball to Gatting How to bowl Shane Warne's leg-spin variations |
| Warne revealed he would have retired in 2005 had Australia won the Ashes in England. | |
| "There was a burning ambition in the team to win the Ashes back. I saw how much we all hurt after that," he said. | |
| "It was a mission of mine no matter how long it took to get that urn back, no matter how long it took. | |
| "I think you can tell by the way we've played this series and the way I've gone out there and bowled that I've been pretty determined." | |
| Although he confirmed he would finish his contract with Hampshire, Warne said that he would cease playing for Victoria and club side St Kilda in Melbourne. | Although he confirmed he would finish his contract with Hampshire, Warne said that he would cease playing for Victoria and club side St Kilda in Melbourne. |
| I've played with some once-in-a-generation players and we've achieved some special things Shane Warne | |
| Some reports have suggested fast bowler Glenn McGrath might follow Warne into retirement. | Some reports have suggested fast bowler Glenn McGrath might follow Warne into retirement. |
| The fourth Ashes Test takes place on Warne's home turf, the Melbourne Cricket Ground, and is expected to break the previous attendance records of 90,800 for a single day and 350,354 for the whole match. | The fourth Ashes Test takes place on Warne's home turf, the Melbourne Cricket Ground, and is expected to break the previous attendance records of 90,800 for a single day and 350,354 for the whole match. |
| The fifth and final Test begins in Sydney on 2 January. | The fifth and final Test begins in Sydney on 2 January. |
| Warne, who was named one of Wisden's five cricketers of the century in 2000, became the first ever bowler to reach 600 wickets during the 2005 Ashes series. | Warne, who was named one of Wisden's five cricketers of the century in 2000, became the first ever bowler to reach 600 wickets during the 2005 Ashes series. |
| He has 25 more Test scalps than his nearest rival, Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan, although he has played 33 more games. McGrath is next in line with 555. | He has 25 more Test scalps than his nearest rival, Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan, although he has played 33 more games. McGrath is next in line with 555. |
| Warne has played 143 Tests since his debut against India in 1992. | Warne has played 143 Tests since his debut against India in 1992. |
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| It was not until 1993 that Warne was considered world class, when his first ball in an Ashes series bamboozled England's Mike Gatting at Old Trafford. | It was not until 1993 that Warne was considered world class, when his first ball in an Ashes series bamboozled England's Mike Gatting at Old Trafford. |
| His best figures came against England in Brisbane in 1994, when he took 8-71 and he has 186 English wickets in 34 Ashes Tests, including 40 wickets in the 2005 series. | His best figures came against England in Brisbane in 1994, when he took 8-71 and he has 186 English wickets in 34 Ashes Tests, including 40 wickets in the 2005 series. |
| Warne is considered one of the finest leaders never to captain Australia but off-field distractions played a part as he was passed over for the job. | |
| Despite his many brushes with authority, though, Warne insisted he has no regrets about his illustrious career. | |
| "You go through various ups and downs but I never dreamt my cricket career could go as well as it has," he said. | |
| "I've played with some once-in-a-generation players and we've achieved some special things." | |
| He named Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar as his toughest opponents and this month's Test victory over England in Adelaide as a career highlight. |