Shane Warne the series at Eden Park, he surpassed Dennis Lillee (with 355 wickets) as Australia's leading ever wicket-taker. Warne joined English county side Hampshire in 2000 and played for them during the year's English summer. Reports emerged that during the county season he had repeatedly sent lewd SMS messages to an English nurse. In August 2000, the Australian Cricket Board removed him as Australia's vice-captain, citing his history of indiscretions off the field. The Board's decision was contrary to the wishes of the team's selectors, including captain Steve Waugh. Warne was replaced as vice-captain by Adam Gilchrist. Warne missed the entire
History of Australian cricket from 1985–86 to 2000 History of Australian cricket from 1985–86 to 2000 This article describes the history of Australian cricket from the 1985-86 season until 2000. This was a period in which Australian cricket recovered from the disruption caused by World Series Cricket to create arguably the strongest Test team in history. Allan Border was an inspirational figure during the recovery period in the late 1980s. In the 1990s, Australia's team included such great players as Mark Taylor, Steve Waugh, Ian Healy, Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath. In 1999, the Australian Cricket Board announced a four-year sponsorship deal with Pura Milk which included renaming