Warne is 6/1 for an Ashes comeback! - Page 2

vcs · 07-12-2010, 01:14 PM

You've got to be ****ing kidding me. I thought all this was in jest. Damn you all for getting my hopes up!

GIMH · 07-12-2010, 01:22 PM

Sky best check his contract and threaten to sue if he isn't gonna fulfill it

fredfertang · 07-12-2010, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Howe_zat

I really, really want this to happen. Whether or not it would improve the Aussie side I have no idea, it would just be huge event.

Agree with this - and Warne is only 41 when all is said and done - and it would only happen if he thought he was capable of taking wickets

simmy · 07-12-2010, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by GeraintIsMyHero

Sky best check his contract and threaten to sue if he isn't gonna fulfill it

They could microphone him up. Problem solved.

tooextracool · 07-12-2010, 03:04 PM

Should think that Warne on a wheel chair would still be a better option than Hauritz, Doherty et al.

Julian87 · 07-12-2010, 07:28 PM

Had a drunken phone call at 1.30 AM from Bob Cribb telling me how he's wishing this comes true and how he thinks it is a fantastic idea.

GotSpin · 07-12-2010, 09:40 PM

Imagine the reception he'd get from the Australian public if he did.

Obviously he wouldn't be the same as he used to be, but wow, Warne bowling again would be worthit, simply for the entertainment factor which would be absolutely amazing.

vic_orthdox · 07-12-2010, 10:33 PM

Might help his TV show ratings.

Still think it'd end up more like Tony Lockett's comeback than anything else.

Prince EWS · 07-12-2010, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Julian87

Had a drunken phone call at 1.30 AM from Bob Cribb telling me how he's wishing this comes true and how he thinks it is a fantastic idea.

Meh, it's not even that I think it's a terrible idea as such. I'd definitely back him to outbowl the other candidates;.

What angers me though is the way people speak of it. People don't say "Warne should come back"; they say "Australia should bring back Warne" as if it's the selectors' choice, that they wanted him to retire and that if they just named him in the squad for the next Test he'd play. It's Warne's fault he's not playing - he doesn't want to anymore. If he wanted to play he'd be picked. "Bringing back Warne" is not an option because it's not in the control of Australian cricket.

joels344 · 07-12-2010, 10:39 PM

Warne isn't interested in a comeback.

Shane Warne: I'm flattered that people want me to return in the Ashes for Australia, but I'd go for Michael Beer - Telegraph

tooextracool · 07-12-2010, 10:45 PM

Read this earlier, and I have to say that this: "There has been a bit written in Australia and people have been asking me about making a comeback. All I can say is that it is very flattering to hear those words" hardly counts as being dismissive.

Personally, I think if the selectors and Ponting asked him to come back, he would play.

joels344 · 07-12-2010, 10:49 PM

Yeah, you might be right. He would play if they asked him too. This whole comeback ordeal reminds me of Michael Schumacher's recent return. He never said that he wasn't coming back. He just answered around the comeback question.

Ruckus · 07-12-2010, 10:56 PM

What if he came back though, and he got smashed around the park? I know Ian Bell would entertain such thoughts. Be a shame if he tarnished his awesome career.

Btw I love how this is being discussed like it's a legitimate possibility haha...

GotSpin · 07-12-2010, 11:02 PM

He'd still offer more with captaincy

andyc · 08-12-2010, 03:20 AM

**** me dead, I've never understood this. Every time an Aussie spinner battles, these 'bring back Warne' cries grow, and it gets bloody tedious and predictable. The bloke's retired and not coming back; get over it and move on.

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vcs International Coach Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: India Posts: 10,305	You've got to be ****ing kidding me. I thought all this was in jest. Damn you all for getting my hopes up!

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Julian87 International 12th Man Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ashfield Posts: 1,623	Had a drunken phone call at 1.30 AM from Bob Cribb telling me how he's wishing this comes true and how he thinks it is a fantastic idea.

07-12-2010, 10:33 PM	#23 (permalink)
vic_orthdox Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 24,363	Might help his TV show ratings. Still think it'd end up more like Tony Lockett's comeback than anything else.

07-12-2010, 10:39 PM	#25 (permalink)
joels344 U19 Debutant Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: America Posts: 317	Warne isn't interested in a comeback. Shane Warne: I'm flattered that people want me to return in the Ashes for Australia, but I'd go for Michael Beer - Telegraph

07-12-2010, 10:45 PM	#26 (permalink)
tooextracool International Coach Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: not far away from you Posts: 14,301	Read this earlier, and I have to say that this: "There has been a bit written in Australia and people have been asking me about making a comeback. All I can say is that it is very flattering to hear those words" hardly counts as being dismissive. Personally, I think if the selectors and Ponting asked him to come back, he would play.

07-12-2010, 10:49 PM	#27 (permalink)
joels344 U19 Debutant Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: America Posts: 317	Yeah, you might be right. He would play if they asked him too. This whole comeback ordeal reminds me of Michael Schumacher's recent return. He never said that he wasn't coming back. He just answered around the comeback question.

07-12-2010, 10:56 PM	#28 (permalink)
Ruckus International Captain Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Oz Posts: 5,760	What if he came back though, and he got smashed around the park? I know Ian Bell would entertain such thoughts. Be a shame if he tarnished his awesome career. Btw I love how this is being discussed like it's a legitimate possibility haha...

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GotSpin International Coach Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Stranger leering through a pair of binoculars Posts: 12,435	He'd still offer more with captaincy

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