Warne ready to lose world record

Shane Warne says it will be a "sad day" when he loses his world wicket-taking record, but believes Muttiah Muralitharan will take the mark to 1000. Sri Lanka will play the first of two Tests in Brisbane from November 8 and Muralitharan needs another nine dismissals to overtake Warne's 708.

"Good luck to Murali, but hopefully the Aussie boys can make it a bit of hard work for him,'' Warne said in the Sunday Telegraph. "At the end of the day, he probably will get to 1000, so good luck to him."

Warne, who retired from Tests in January, said losing the record did not bother him. "It will be a bit of a sad day," he said, "but at the end of it all I am very proud of what I have achieved and if someone breaks your record, then well done.''