Warne in the news on Ashes eve.

I have been out of action for a few days now, but Shane Warne has never been far from the spotlight over the past few weeks as the contdown has almost reached its climax with the first session under 24 hours away. There have been countless articles written on Warney over the past while so I thought I might highlight a few...The Australian reports about bottle-blond Test duo, Shane Warne and Michael Clarke, have leaped on to the front foot before the first Test to defend themselves against accusations they loom as potential weak links in the upcoming Ashes series. Warne is quoted as saying:

"I couldn't give a rat's .... about what people think of me," although he admitted he had brought some of the criticism upon himself due to his actions over the years.

Also in The Australian,Warne has returned fire at accusations he is a decade past his prime and urged critics to hold their tongues until after the Ashes.

Fox Sports reports that Warne is having difficulty moving on from his broken marriage and is likely to quit cricket sooner than he planned.

Cricinfo says that Warne is now ready to let his cricket do the talking.

BBC Sport report that if ever anyone was ever going to have a quiet Ashes series, Shane Warne is not that man and this is not that series.

Lastly Peter Roebuck has a great review entitled Rebel with a Cause; In praise of genius: Shane Warne, Australia's maverick magician, wonder worker, beach bum, and con-man.