1.   Injured leg spin bowler Shane Warne said Tuesday he was hopeful of rejoining his Australian cricket teammates for the first Ashes test against England in late November.

2.   Star leg break bowler Shane Warne is nursing a hamstring injury but he bowled at the nets on Sunday morning.

3.   Bevan, a middle order bat, leg break bowler and fine fielder, has had few chances to shine as the Australian top order have dominated matches.

4.   Principally a leg spin bowler, he inspired Australia to two Ashes wins and to series victories over Pakistan and the West Indies in the late fifties and sixties.