Ponting didn't want to hear Warne news
Shane Warne writes in his News Ltd column about how he dropped the retirement news to Ricky Ponting.

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"Can I have a chat before you leave?" I asked as the party in Perth died down. He replied: "Yeah, what about?" Sensing what I was about to say, he hastily added: "No, no, I am not talking to you, I am not talking to you, I am not talking to you." He didn't want to hear the news.
Peter English is former Australasia editor of ESPNcricinfo