1.   Australia called up star spinner Shane Warne for his first test since shoulder surgery in April.

2.   He fell to star spinner Muthiah Muralitharan when he tried a lofted drive and gave a return catch to the bowler.

3.   New Zealand, meanwhile, may have star spinner Daniel Vettori for the opener.

4.   Star Australian spinner Shane Warne made a dream return to test cricket Sunday with a wicket in his first over for nine months.

5.   Star spinner Shane Warne missed out, as expected, because of his shoulder injury.

6.   Star spinner Shane Warne has missed his planned return to cricket after shoulder surgery, placing him in doubt for the first Ashes test against England next month.

7.   Star spinner Shane Warne appears resigned to missing the opening two tests of the Ashes series against England.

8.   However, the two most wanted Australians -- former skipper Mark Taylor and star spinner Shane Warne -- skipped the Singer Cup because of injuries.

9.   Australia, already without the injured skipper Mark Taylor and star spinner Shane Warne, brought in debutants Jason Gillespie and Darren Lehmann for the fixture.

10.   Rusty India are set to lose star spinner Anil Kumble for their World Cup opener against minnows Kenya at the Barabati stadium here on Sunday.