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 2000–01 this tour, see" : West Indian cricket team in Australia in 2004-05 "For more information about this tour, see" : South African cricket team in Australia in 2005-06 "For more information about this tour, see" : Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia in 2005-06 "For more information about this tour, see" : West Indian cricket team in Australia in 2005-06 "For more information about this tour, see" : English cricket team in Australia in 2006-07 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,