Warne fit for Big Bash opener
Shane Warne said Friday he was fit to play in Saturday's Big Bash
Twenty20 opening game for the Melbourne Stars after recovering from
burning his bowling hand earlier this week.
Warne, suffered burns to his right hand while frying bacon at home on
Monday, but said he had recovered enough to play against the Sydney
Thunder at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
The legspinning great, 42, said on Twitter he had been cleared by a
hand specialist. "All clear with hand specialist so playing tomorrow
night if selected," Warne tweeted.
The news that Warne will play in the Big Bash opener is expected to
attract a crowd of around 40,000.
Stars skipper Cameron White said he was confident that Warne would
show no ill-effects of the burns he suffered in the cooking mishap.
"He's had a great bowl today and he bowled a few overs the other day
out in the middle," White said on the team's website.
"It will be his first competitive bowl for a while so I wouldn't be
surprised if he's a little bit rusty, but it wouldn't shock me either if
he comes out and rips them and bowls really well."
Warne apparently called an end to his stellar cricket career at the
Indian Premier League in May, but recently confirmed he would play with
the Melbourne Stars, saying he had never been fitter. |