CA chief needs Warne to play Big Bash

Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland has urged the retire spin legend, Shane Warne, to play in the Big Bash to lift the summary of the Twenty20 League.

Sutherland said Warne's participation would be a huge shot in the arm for the revamp domestic Twenty20 league.

"I'd welcome his sharing in the Big Bash League. It would be great to see him coming in and playing for one of the Melbourne teams," Sutherland said.

"Many fans in Melbourne would have a hard choice to make as to which side they go with. That would be a determinant for a lot of people," said Sutherland.

Cricket fans in Melbourne could, however, face an agonizing decision over which team to carry in the Big Bash League as both the city sides are eager to rope in Warne.

Renegades chairman James Brayshaw and Stars chairman Eddie McGuire are both keen to pull towards you the charismatic cricketing icon to their own teams for the December-January tournament.

Warne, who turns 42 on September 13, has been in England doing TV cricket comments in recent months.

Earlier this week, he had indicated that he could be accessible for the Big Bash.

"There is almost certainly a option that I might play," he had said.

"I might be concerned in some level on the Twenty20 but I am sort of mull over those things at the moment with some business opportunities and sponsorship. It (BBL) is a good plan from Cricket Australia. I'm just weighing those things up with scheduling."

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Eoin Morgan now join in the injured list

Eoin Morgan has been ruled out of the remainder of the five-match ODI series next to India due to a regular injury on his right shoulder.

Morgan's injury, which he first suffer during England's Ashes tour of Australia earlier this year, flared it up after the one-off Twenty20 International next to India at Old Trafford last week.

"Eoin initially residential distress in his right shoulder during the Ashes tour in the winter and has been managing the injury until now with a conventional programme.

Unfortunately, there has been a sharp flare in his pain which has not respond to treatment," England team's chief medical officer Nick Peirce said in a statement.

"This is a chronic injury and predominantly belongings Eoin's diving and throwing. He now require a progression in his action and will take on further specialist assessment in the next week before a decision on his forthcoming treatment will be determined," he added.

Morgan was a part of England's playing eleven in the first ODI of the series at Chester-le-Street, which was wash out when the home team, chase India's 274, were totter at 27 for two after 7.2 overs.

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Sachin, Dravid shift up in ICC Test rankings

Senior batsmen Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid gain a place each in the newest ICC player rankings for Test batsmen, which is being head by South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis.

While Tendulkar better from fifth to fourth, Dravid raised a rung to ninth from tenth position.

Among Indian bowlers, pace lead Zaheer Khan gained a place to be at sixth in spite of being ruled out of the recently completed four-match Test series between India and England after behind constrain injury on the very first day of the opening match at Lord's.

As England claimed the title of number-one Test side in the world with a 4-0 series victory, four of their batsmen made it to the top-10, with Ian Bell being the most distinguished.

Bell and Alastair Cook have jointly claim the second position after Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara slip three places to fifth after scoring only 10 and 17 in the lately completed Test against Australia.

Kevin Pietersen and Jonathan Trott are other batsmen in the top-10. England now boasts of four bowlers and equal number of batsmen in the top 10.

Australia's Shane Watson and Ryan Harris, Rangana Herath of Sri Lanka and Pakistan's Mohammad Hafeez and Misbah-ul-Haq have achieve career-best rankings in the latest list, which was free after the conclusion of the Galle Test between Sri Lanka and Australia and the one-off Test between Pakistan and Zimbabwe in Bulawayo.

The player rankings will now be efficient after the second Test between Sri Lanka and Australia, which starts on Thursday in Pallekele, while the Test Championship table will be updated after the end of the third and final Test between the two sides which starts in Colombo on 16 September.

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Marsh place to bat at three on entrance

Shaun Marsh will bat at number three when he makes his Test entrance for Australia next to Sri Lanka at Pallekele on Thursday.

The 28-year-old comes into the side as a in a straight line swap for Ricky Ponting, who has flown back home to attend the birth of his second child.

Marsh, the son of former Australia vice-captain Geoff, is the only change to the tourists' XI following the first Test victory.

Captain Michael Clarke has wedged with the three paceman that help get the job done in Galle, meaning New South Welshman Trent Copeland retains his place.

Copeland, Ryan Harris and Mitchell Johnson will be joined by spinner Nathan Lyon, who capture six wickets on his Test debut.

Australia: Michael Clarke (captain), Shane Watson, Phillip Hughes, Shaun Marsh, Michael Hussey, Usman Khawaja, Brad Haddin, Trent Copeland, Ryan Harris, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Lyon.

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