157 Quotes by Shane Warne

It was nice to get the record in a place where it's always been difficult.

It will start spinning as the game goes on, and I think Ashley Giles will be a major player for England.

I'm not sure I can go that long. We'll wait and see.

I'm happy about the record, but more pleased I got a couple of crucial wickets when we needed them.

When I turned 36 I realised – the likelihood is that in four years time I’ll be 40.

Part of the art of bowling spin is to make the batsman think something special is happening when it isn’t.

I’ll be going to bed having nightmares of Sachin just running down the wicket and belting me back over the head for six. He was unstoppable. I don’t think anyone, apart from Don Bradman, is in the same class as Sachin Tendulkar. He is just an amazing player.

Rahul Dravid being known as ‘The Wall’ is pretty much spot on. ‘The fortress’ could also describe Rahul. Because once, Dravid was set, you needed the bowling equivalent of a dozen cannon firing all at once to blast him down.

My only problem is the fear that opposition bowlers might go for my fingers and that’s why I was scared of the short ball. Now I am struggling with the ball pitching up and swinging away. I just keep nicking that one.