Fresh from his ban for an ugly spat with Marlon Samuels during an Australian Twenty20 match, cricket great Shane Warne found himself in trouble on the other side of the world Tuesday with a speeding fine, says a report in Hindustan Times, adding that Warne, 43, was fined £500 ($803) after admitting driving at more than 100mph on a south of Scotland motorway where the maximum speed is 70mph.
“He escaped a driving ban, but had five penalty points put on his licence at Dumfries Justice of the Peace Court south of Glasgow. Warne was represented by lawyer Graham Walker, who entered a plea of guilty on behalf of the leg-spinner, widely regarded as one of cricket's greatest players of all-time,” adds the report.
In remarks quoted by the BBC, Walker described the incident on the A74(M) motorway north of Gretna in September as an "error of judgement".
Meanwhile, a column in Herald Sun says that it was like watching the Warnie of old on Sunday night as he let that carefully crafted veneer of calm, cool and collected respectability drop and showed us the competitive animal beneath.
“Watching Warne gesticulate wildly at opponents and umpires alike, drop the F word, grab Marlon Samuels' shirt and then aim a ball at his body was genuinely entertaining stuff. We haven't had so much fun watching a quasi-sporting event since Wrestlemania XVI, where Triple H defeated The Big Show, Mick Foley and The Rock in a four-way elimination match for the title,” says the column, adding that no doubt the easily outraged will be appalled by his conduct, but for many it was a welcome return of the real Shane Warne.
“Fresh from a speeding controversy where he was alleged to have been driving at an insane 165km/hour, Warne played in front of a record Twenty20 domestic crowd of 46,681. Even though his team lost and his opposing captain Aaron Finch starred with the bat, Warne ensured that we'd still be talking about the clash days later - a rarity for the hit-and-giggle form of the game where little is remembered or savoured,” adds The Herald Sun.
According to a report in Indian Express, Shane Warne apologised for the foul-mouthed Twenty20 confrontation that earned him a ban and a fine, and said he hoped he had not tarnished his legacy in the sport.
Warne admitted he had gone too far in his on-field row with West Indian batsman Marlon Samuels in Australia's Big Bash League but defended his right to show "emotion and passion".
"I'm very passionate when I play the game. I overstepped the line and hence I'm missing a game," Warne, 43, told Australian broadcaster Fox Sports.
"I thought it was a pretty harsh penalty but I was more disappointed in my own actions, especially as a captain. It was emotion and passion. We sometimes like to see that in sportsmen and not robots. I apologise to the fans and I apologise to everyone. Sitting and doing detention, it's not easy to watch the boys."
Shane Warne apoligises for foul-mouthed T20 confrontation that earned him a ban and a fine
Fresh from his ban for an ugly spat with Marlon Samuels during an Australian Twenty20 match, cricket great Shane Warne found himself in trouble on the other side of the world Tuesday with a speeding fine, says a report in Hindustan Times, adding that Warne, 43, was fined £500 ($803) after admitting driving at more than 100mph on a south of Scotland motorway where the maximum speed is 70mph.
“He escaped a driving ban, but had five penalty points put on his licence at Dumfries Justice of the Peace Court south of Glasgow. Warne was represented by lawyer Graham Walker, who entered a plea of guilty on behalf of the leg-spinner, widely regarded as one of cricket's greatest players of all-time,” adds the report.
In remarks quoted by the BBC, Walker described the incident on the A74(M) motorway north of Gretna in September as an "error of judgement".
Meanwhile, a column in Herald Sun says that it was like watching the Warnie of old on Sunday night as he let that carefully crafted veneer of calm, cool and collected respectability drop and showed us the competitive animal beneath.
“Watching Warne gesticulate wildly at opponents and umpires alike, drop the F word, grab Marlon Samuels' shirt and then aim a ball at his body was genuinely entertaining stuff. We haven't had so much fun watching a quasi-sporting event since Wrestlemania XVI, where Triple H defeated The Big Show, Mick Foley and The Rock in a four-way elimination match for the title,” says the column, adding that no doubt the easily outraged will be appalled by his conduct, but for many it was a welcome return of the real Shane Warne.
“Fresh from a speeding controversy where he was alleged to have been driving at an insane 165km/hour, Warne played in front of a record Twenty20 domestic crowd of 46,681. Even though his team lost and his opposing captain Aaron Finch starred with the bat, Warne ensured that we'd still be talking about the clash days later - a rarity for the hit-and-giggle form of the game where little is remembered or savoured,” adds The Herald Sun.
According to a report in Indian Express, Shane Warne apologised for the foul-mouthed Twenty20 confrontation that earned him a ban and a fine, and said he hoped he had not tarnished his legacy in the sport.
Warne admitted he had gone too far in his on-field row with West Indian batsman Marlon Samuels in Australia's Big Bash League but defended his right to show "emotion and passion".
"I'm very passionate when I play the game. I overstepped the line and hence I'm missing a game," Warne, 43, told Australian broadcaster Fox Sports.
"I thought it was a pretty harsh penalty but I was more disappointed in my own actions, especially as a captain. It was emotion and passion. We sometimes like to see that in sportsmen and not robots. I apologise to the fans and I apologise to everyone. Sitting and doing detention, it's not easy to watch the boys."
