No Spin: My Autobiography

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It was either white buns with butter and lasagna stuffed in the middle or he would be having black and green juices. Therefore, for four more seasons, he continued the captaincy of the Royals, and 2011 was the last season with the franchise. During Warne's extended absence from the Australian team, his understudy Stuart MacGill played in his place, taking 15 wickets in three Tests against Pakistan and another series-high 27 wickets against England. Shane Warne was the third-highest five-wicket haul-taker in international cricket, after Muttiah Muralitharan and Richard Hadlee. Then he knocked over three Sri Lankans in 31 balls to win a thriller in Colombo and suddenly he was away.

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It will offer a compelling intimate voice, true insight and a pitch-side seat to one of cricket’s finest eras, making this one of the ultimate must-have sports autobiographies. When New Zealand toured Australia for three Tests in November and December, Warne took 18 wickets and was named "player of the series".

The Stars qualified for the semi-finals of the tournament, in which Warne took seven wickets in eight matches at an economy rate of 6. For the final test, Warne was replaced by off-spinner Colin Miller, who with MacGill took eight wickets between them and Australia won the Test to retain the Frank Worrell Trophy. Australian teammates Adam Gilchrist, Jason Gillespie, Matthew Hayden, Andrew Symonds, Brett Lee, Darren Lehmann, Glenn McGrath, Tom Moody, Ricky Ponting and Shane Watson, as well as Australian Test captain Pat Cummins and Australian limited-overs captain Aaron Finch remembered Warne.

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Warne had struggled against India, particularly against Sachin Tendulkar; Warne's bowling average against India was 47. He revived legspin, thought to be extinct, and is now pre-eminent in a game so transformed that we sometimes wonder where the next champion fast bowlers will come from. The man who in 2000 was rated among the five greatest cricketers of the 20th century was, in 2006, bowling better than ever. In the Second Test, a Boxing Day Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), he took his first and only Test hat-trick, dismissing tail-enders Phil DeFreitas, Darren Gough and Devon Malcolm in successive balls, the last of which was caught by David Boon. In July 2013, Warne officially retired from all formats of cricket, confirming he would no longer captain Melbourne Stars in the BBL.

He brought a new glamour and attacking intent to legspin along with his bottle-blond hair allied to a keen tactical brain that he used to outfox a host of unwitting opponents in his pomp. Some choice quotes from the first few pages of No Spin include: “Believe it or not I’d take the quiet life over the red carpet any day.