Cape Town (South Africa), Apr. 16 : Former Australian leg spinner and captain of the IPL franchisee Rajasthan Royals, Shane Warne, has praised the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for selecting former Zimbabwe captain Andy Flower as the England cricket team director.

"England have taken a step in the right direction by appointing Andy Flower, and I think the new job title as team director is the right one," Warne wrote in The Times newspaper.

Cape Town (South Africa), Apr. 16 : Former Australian leg spinner and captain of the IPL franchisee Rajasthan Royals, Shane Warne, has praised the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for selecting former Zimbabwe captain Andy Flower as the England cricket team director.

"England have taken a step in the right direction by appointing Andy Flower, and I think the new job title as team director is the right one," Warne wrote in The Times newspaper.

Melbourne, Apr 9 : Cricket legend Shane Warne who saw much of Victoria's fire-devastated areas, has opened up about a friendship that he has forged with a young bushfire victim.

Warne has already arranged to fly 13-year-old Aiden Buchanan to Sydney for a cricket match and organised tickets for him to last month's MCG Sound Relief concert. Now the boy has been invited to the Warne family home for a barbecue.

Melbourne, Apr 2 : Cricket star Shane Warne, actor Hugh Jackman and former British prime minister John Major are likely to come together for a Hollywood cricket match in Los Angeles.

Singer Ozzy Osbourne might also join the Hollywood and cricket A-listers for a Twenty20 game to be held in LA''s Woodley Cricket Field on May 3.

While the teams are yet to be decided, the English side has already roped in 65-Test veteran batsman Graham Hick to lead their team, reports the Herald Sun.

Melbourne, Mar 16 : Former Australian cricketer Shane Warne and his ex-wife Simone Callahan were recently spotted getting cosy backstage at Sound relief concert.

Warne raised many eyebrows as he tried getting cosy with his ex-wife, who seemed pretty interested in him, reports the Daily Telegraph.

Callahan was also seen reciprocating the feelings, as she eagerly waited and watched in the wings when Warne helped Chris Martin and his band Coldplay perform a rendition of The Monkeys'' hit `I''m A Believer'.

Melbourne, Mar. 4: Champion former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne has declared Pakistan a no-go zone, saying that the safety of players and officials should be of paramount importance.

"I can''t believe this has happened. This is an absolute tragedy," the Herald Sun quoted Warne as saying yesterday.

"It''s terrible. People have been killed and I just hope that those who have been injured are all OK. Our hearts and thoughts are with those people,” he added.