Cricket: Warne to unveil blueprint for future of Australian cricket
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Australian cricketer Shane Warne and fiance, Elizabeth Hurley, attend the men's singles match between Bernard Tomic of Australia and Roger Federer of Switzerland at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Jan 19, 2013. Warne says he will unveil his own blueprint for the future of Australian cricket within 24 hours after a Twitter rant in which he described current high-performance managers as "muppets." -- PHOTO: REUTERS
SYDNEY (AP) - Shane Warne says he will unveil his own blueprint for the future of Australian cricket within 24 hours after a Twitter rant in which he described current high-performance managers as "muppets."
In a further series of Twitter posts on Tuesday, the veteran leg-spinner said Australian cricket is in disarray and called for the appointment of former cricketers to decision-making roles.
Warne appeared to be referring to Cricket Australia's current high performance manager, former Australia rugby international Pat Howard, when he made his criticisms.
Warne said cricketers should be running the sport in Australia "not ex-rugby or any other sportspeople".
