Comeback Warne

Shane Warnes much anticipated comeback to cricket should happen tomorrow as his county side Hampshire takes on Middlesex in London. Hampshire boss Tim Tremlett confirmed Warne was now back in England, "We are expecting him to play," he said. "All the comments so far are that he will back."

There had been some talk Warne would bypass the game and try and keep a low profile before joining the Australian Test squad on the night of July 11. Warne has taken 34, 24 and 31 wickets on his three Ashes tours and Australian team management is confident he will be in the right frame of mind to again be a dominant factor.

Australian coach John Buchanan speaking at a press conference yesterday said,

"I don't ever have any doubt. Everybody, you included, day in, day out have a lot of things going on in their personal lives but you still front up and do your job - and that's what Shane will do."
"He enjoys his cricket, he plays his cricket well and I think he's enjoying the opportunity to come and play against England."