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| Warne tipped to end Test career | Warne tipped to end Test career |
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| Australia legend Shane Warne looks poised to announce he will retire from international cricket after the Ashes. | Australia legend Shane Warne looks poised to announce he will retire from international cricket after the Ashes. |
| Test cricket's top wicket-taker will confirm his decision on Thursday, TV station Channel Nine said. | Test cricket's top wicket-taker will confirm his decision on Thursday, TV station Channel Nine said. |
| 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. |
| Hampshire are still confident the spinner will captain the county for the remaining two years of his contract. | Hampshire are still confident the spinner will captain the county for the remaining two years of his contract. |
| Watch Warne's wonder ball to Gatting How to bowl Shane Warne's leg-spin variations | |
| Warne first played for Hampshire in 2000 and has captained the side for two years. | Warne first played for Hampshire in 2000 and has captained the side for two years. |
| "He is under contract for a further two years at Hampshire through to September 2008," said a Hampshire spokesman. | "He is under contract for a further two years at Hampshire through to September 2008," said a Hampshire spokesman. |
| "At this time we anticipate his return to continue his career with us here at Hampshire." | "At this time we anticipate his return to continue his career with us here at Hampshire." |
| Some reports also suggested fast bowler Glenn McGrath would follow Warne into retirement. | Some reports also suggested fast bowler Glenn McGrath would follow Warne into retirement. |
| 606: DEBATE Part of what makes him so special is that he brings so much to the game with his attitude MM 606: Have your say | 606: DEBATE Part of what makes him so special is that he brings so much to the game with his attitude MM 606: Have your say |
| Warne said in his column in Sydney's Daily Telegraph on Wednesday that he had no plans to quit. | Warne said in his column in Sydney's Daily Telegraph on Wednesday that he had no plans to quit. |
| But the Sydney Morning Herald claimed he was retiring and the Daily Telegraph subsequently carried the reports on its website. | But the Sydney Morning Herald claimed he was retiring and the Daily Telegraph subsequently carried the reports on its website. |
| Warne's Hampshire team-mate Shaun Udal said he had not heard from the Australian great but hoped the retirement would only be from the international game. | Warne's Hampshire team-mate Shaun Udal said he had not heard from the Australian great but hoped the retirement would only be from the international game. |
| "If this is true, I would love to see him finish the next two or three years with Hampshire," said Udal. | "If this is true, I would love to see him finish the next two or three years with Hampshire," said Udal. |
| "But I'm sure Warnie will go out in his own inimitable style." | "But I'm sure Warnie will go out in his own inimitable style." |
| There was something special about him right from the word go Allan Border | There was something special about him right from the word go Allan Border |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |