King of spin Warne plays cool as hopes of return to save Australia grow

AUSSIE legend Shane Warne is remaining coy over speculation he could make a sensational Test comeback.

The 41-year-old former leg spinner, with 708 Test wickets to his name, retired after Australia’s 5-0 whitewash of England in the 2006/07 Ashes but calls have grown for him to make a short-term return to the international game following his country’s dismal start to the current series.

The stark danger of Australia losing a home Ashes series for the first time in 24 years has prompted the talk, which Warne has done little to quash.