Shane Warne has described former England captain Kevin Pietersen's SMS to him, asking if he would agree to replace coach Peter Moores, as a joke.
Aus spin legend Shane Warne
Shane Warne has described former England captain Kevin Pietersen's SMS to him, asking if he would agree to replace coach Peter Moores, as a joke.
The former Australian spin bowling icon writes in The Times newspaper of London: "Whenever a captain or coach makes way, you see those little panels in newspapers listing four or five leading contenders for the vacant job. Yes, KP dipped his toe in the water jokingly."
No time
According to The Australian newspaper, Warne, who is now busy commentating for an Australian television channel and playing poker professionally, says he does not have the time for coaching a national side.
"At this time I have a full book. I have enjoyed coaching and managing the Rajasthan Royals, but that is for a couple of months a year," Warne wrote.
"I could not give a full-time position the time required to do the job properly. In any case, following a team around the world is what I have given up. If that is what I wanted, I would still be a player. But and we all have this 'but' in life if an offer comes along that sounds too good to be true, I would have to stop and think."
Hugh Morris, managing director of England cricket said that Warne's name had never come up in any discussions with Pietersen during his captaincy or during the critical breakdown when the captain stepped down, refusing to work with his coach Peter Moores.
Lehmann can do it
Meanwhile, even as West Australian coach Tom Moody, reportedly another candidate for the England job, denied he had been approached, Warne went on to suggest that his former Test teammate Darren Lehmann would be the right man for the job.
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