Warne should have been given help

Cricket Australia must accept some blame for Shane Warne's marriage breakdown, a South Australian politician said today. Cricket Australia should have made marriage counselling a condition of Warne's contract, Family First's SA leader Andrew Evans said. Mr Evans, a member of the state Parliament's Legislative Council and also a marriage counsellor for the past 30 years, said the separation of Warne and his wife Simone was tragic. But he believed CA could have done more to protect the couple, who have three children. Quoted in News.com.au he said:

"It (CA) could have helped him," "I think they (CA) have a lot of love and appreciation for Shane, but their expertise is cricket, not personal relationships.
"The events leading up to this tragic break-up ... were well and clearly on CA's radar.
"CA has no defence now to suggest it could not have done more to protect the family of one of our loved sporting heroes.
"Before CA casts the first stone against Shane Warne and his troubled past, the board must first conduct an internal review into itself to examine whether it had provided sufficient services to deal with Shane's issues and protect Shane's greatest asset, his wife and children."