Warne aims to play Tests for another three years

Shane Warne has ruled out a return to ODIs, saying he hoped the decision would prolong his Test career.

Shane Warne on Saturday ruled out a return to One-Day Internationals, saying he hoped the decision would prolong his Test career for another three years.

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"If people didn't believe me for the last 18 months or two years that I've retired, hopefully they do now," Warne told reporters.

"Of course I'd love to keep playing one-day cricket," the 35-year-old Australia leg-spinner added.

"But I'm smart enough to realise if I continue to play both forms of the game, then I don't think I can play for another three years of Test cricket, as I'd like to do."

Warne, who holds the world record for Test wickets of 552 just ahead of Sri Lankan rival Muttiah Muralitharan, announced on the eve of the 2003 World Cup that he would quit one-dayers after the tournament.

He missed the event, however, for failing a drugs test and was banned for 12 months up to February 2004.