700! Warne strikes

December 26, 2006 12:00am
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Quote:SHANE Warne today claimed his 700th Test wicket in the Boxing Day Ashes clash at the MCG. He reached the milestone by bowling Andrew Strauss.

Playing in his penultimate Test and in front of a home crowd, Warne ran about 20 metres with one hand in the air as he celebrated the dismissal, before he was mobbed by elated teammates.

A huge crowd at the MCG, which had spent most of the second session cheering for Warne to be brought into the attack, rose as one when he grabbed the wicket.

Warne acknowledged the crowd by raising the ball in his hand.

The 700th career wicket gave Warne the perfect start to his farewell match at his home ground, the penultimate Test of his career.

The 37-year-old will retire from cricket after the fifth Test in Sydney, which starts next week.
Warne has now taken 187 wickets against England and 15 this series.

England are 4/114

No denying he`s a class bowler. 5 wickets on a coldish day wasn`t ideal for spin, but somehow he still delivered the goods.