Warne to play T20 despite burnt hand

Shane Warne said he will bowl in Australias revamped Twenty20 competition as planned, despite burning his hand badly while cooking.Sporting a heavily bandaged hand, the former Test champion gave himself a 95 percent chance of playing in the opening match for the Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League against the Sydney Thunder in Melbourne on Saturday night.Warnes kitchen accident left his bowling hand and fingers with blisters, including a couple of awkward ones on the spinning fingers.He brushed off suggestions he could wear bandages or a glove to stop the wounds ripping open during the match.Bowling legspin is all about feel so if I put a glove on Im not sure I can tweak them down there that well, he said.The 42-year-old said while he hoped to take the field, he would not play unless his hand was healed enough for him to bowl properly.Warne apparently called an end to his stellar cricket career at the Indian Premier League (IPL) in May but recently confirmed he would play with the Melbourne Stars, saying he had never been fitter.The cricketer said part of his desire to return for the Big Bash was so his three children could watch him, and agreed it was an added bonus that his British fiancee Liz Hurley would be there too.Warne, who has not played Test cricket since helping Australia to a 5-0 Ashes whitewash over England in January 2007, had led the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL until this year.- AFP