Hampshire County Cricket Club begun on Hampshire's long-awaited new ground. The realisation of this move almost led the club to financial ruin, as encouragement from financial partners Sport England and the hiring of architect Sir Michael Hopkins had led the then part-time voluntary committee running the club to lose control of the budget. In 2000 Australian great Shane Warne was signed as the club's overseas player. The 2000 County Championship was to be the last season that Hampshire would play at the County Ground Southampton before they moved in 2001 to the new Rose Bowl ground just outside Southampton. 2001 also saw current club
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,