Sydney: Shane Warne says threats of a terrorist attack have him "thinking twice" about playing in this year's Indian Premier League, reports said on Thursday.

Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne, left, and chairman Manoj Badale have spoken not about cricket but in financial terms.

Grand plans announced yesterday by the Rajasthan Royals to stage a Twenty20 cricket festival in England this July will be met with stiff resistance from the England and Wales Cricket Board.

Melbourne: Retired batsman Damien Martyn, one of the two Australian players sold at yesterday's IPL auction, said it was his

Shane Warne captained Hampshire from 2004 to 2007. Photograph: Alistair Wilson/Empics Hampshire have made a bid to bring back Shane Warne for next season's Twenty20 tournament.

SHANE Warne has joined the growing list to question some of the baffling selections on the recent Ashes tour.Just days after Cricket Australia reappointed Andrew Hilditch as chairman until to the 2011 World Cup

Adam Gilchrist and Shane Warne will grace the cricket field in Australia one more time when they come together to play in the Johnnie Walker ACA All-Star team which will play an Australian XI at the Gabba, Brisbane on 22nd November.

Australia's domination of England in the one-day series is providing some small consolation for their defeat in the Tests but shows the wrong team won the Ashes, according to Shane Warne.

Australian spin legend Shane Warne has lambasted the current lot of international umpires, saying that barring Simon Taufel and Asad Rauf, the standard of on-field officials has hit a 20-year low.

The Indian Premier League is not a threat to international cricket, said Australian spin legend Shane Warne as he once again advocated a permanent window for the cash-rich Twenty20 event to keep the players happy and prevent scheduling problems.