Cricket-Warne come out of retirement for 'Big Bash'

Shane Warne is bringing his short departure to an end and recurring to cricket in Australia's Twenty20 Big Bash opposition next month, the leg-spinning huge said on Tuesday.


Less than six months after reserved from all cricket, the 42-year-old said he would play in the revamp league for the Melbourne Stars this season and has not ruled out ongoing beyond that.

"I'm a young 42 at the moment, so I'll see how it goes this year," he told a news meeting in Melbourne on Tuesday.

"This is something fresh, this is something new and we're all learning without delay away. Let's see how it goes this year and we'll take it from there."

In May, Warne said he was bring the curtain down on his specialized career after his final match for the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League to focus on media work and his business interests.

Warne last played in Australia during the 2006-2007 Ashes whitewash of England before end his test career in victory at the end of that series with 708 wickets to his name.

He remainder one of his country's most popular cricketers and his signing is a major boost to the Big Bash League, which begins in Sydney on Dec. 16.

The Melbourne Stars play their first match in the eight-team competition next to the Sydney Thunder at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Dec. 17.

"Having one of the most cricketers of all time join the Melbourne Stars ... is an enormous win for everyone," Cricket Australia's Mike McKenna said in a news release.

"Fans will be looking onward to Shane making a response not only at the home of cricket but at other grounds around the country."

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