Shane Warne reveals best Australian, English captains after picking all-time Ashes XI

In an Instagram live session on Tuesday, former Australian cricketer Shane Warne recently named his greatest Ashes XI which includes players he played with or against during his illustrious international cricket journey from 1992-2007. legendary leg-spinner also picked his greatest England XI and greatest Australian XI sides. In his greatest England Test XI, Warne picked former English skipper Michael Vaughan as captain of team.

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Shane Warne lauds Michael Vaughan for Ashes 2005 win in England

Shane Warne was part of Australian side that incredibly lost Ashes 2005 in England. Michael Vaughan was captain of English team that regained urn after a gap of 18 years. Apart from his leadership skills in series, Michael Vaughan also led with bat as right-hander scored 326 runs across five Tests of 2005 edition.

While picking Michael Vaughan as captain of his personal greatest England XI, Shane Warne revealed that 2005 Ashes-winning skipper was “best England captain” he has ever played against. He also picked attacking England batsman Kevin Pietersen in his side. Both Shane Warne and Kevin Pietersen faced each or in two Ashes series. Pietersen was one of trump cards of England’s 2005 win as dashing batsman ended up as top-scorer in his debut series with 473 runs.

Shane Warne’s greatest England XI: Graham Gooch, Andrew Strauss, Michael Vaughan, Kevin Pietersen, Nasser Hussain, Alec Stewart, Andrew Flintoff, Ashley Giles, Dareen Gough, Steve Harmison and James Anderson.

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Ricky Ponting, Allan Border grab top hours in Shane Warne’s Australian XI

In his greatest Australian Test XI, Shane Warne picked former cricketer Allan Border as leader of side over likes of Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting, under whose captaincy he played during second half of his career. Ricky Ponting is widely considered to be among greatest batsmen of all time, so it is surprise to see him making a cut into Warne’s playing XI atleast as his .3.

Shane Warne’s greatest Australian XI: Matw Hayden, Michael Slater, Ricky Ponting, Mark Waugh, Allan Border, Steve Waugh, Adam Gilchrist, Tim May, Jason Gillespie, Bruce Reid, Glenn McGrath and Merv Hughes.

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Shane Warne’s greatest Ashes XI: Matw Hayden, Graham Gooch, Ricky Ponting, Mark Waugh, Kevin Pietersen, Allan Border, Adam Gilchrist, Andrew Flintoff, Tim May, Darren Gough and Glenn McGrath.

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