Substitute rules suit Warne return

The rule changes designed to reinvigorate the moribund 50-overs game also could provide the lure needed to relaunch the one-day career of the game's most controversial and colourful player: Shane Warne, according to The Australian.

Warne announced his decision to quit the abbreviated game after the 2003 World Cup, citing a willingness to prolong his Test career. But his subsequent 12-month ban for testing positive to a banned diuretic before the tournament left him stranded short of his stated goals of 200 one-day international appearances (he has played in 194) and 300 wickets (he has taken 293).