Shane Warne He was captain of Hampshire for three seasons from 2005 to 2007. He retired from international cricket in January 2007, at the end of Australia's 5–0 Ashes series victory over England. Three other players integral to the Australian team at the time- Glenn McGrath, Damien Martyn and Justin Langer also retired from Tests at the same time which led some, including the Australian captain Ricky Ponting; to declare it the "end of an era". Following his retirement from international cricket, Warne played a full season at Hampshire in 2007. He had been scheduled to appear in the 2008 English cricket
History of Australian cricket from 2000–01 History of Australian cricket from 2000–01 This article describes the history of Australian cricket from the 2000-01 season. Despite temporarily losing The Ashes in 2005, Australia has continued to dominate world cricket in the first decade of the 21st century. Great players during this period have been Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Adam Gilchrist. Queensland has been the strongest team during this period but there was a pleasant surprise for the cricket world when Tasmania, which staged the inaugural first-class Australian match in 1851, finally won the domestic championship for the first time in 2007. "For more information about this