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Shane Warne to pen Telegraph column

By Oliver Luft

Former Australian cricketer Shame Warne has been signed up by Telegraph Media Group as a columnist.

Warne, who is one of the all-time greats of the game, has signed a four-year deal with the Telegraph to cover the next two Ashes series starting later this year.

Ben Clissitt, TMG head of sport, said: “I am delighted to welcome Shane Warne to the Telegraph.

‘He has both a shrewd cricket brain and an engaging character. He will be a huge asset to the paper through this Ashes series and the next.”

Warne, who was the first bowler to take 700 test wickets, joins a host of other high profile figures from the cricketing world, Michael Vaughan, Geoffrey Boycott, Derek Pringle, at The Telegraph.

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