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Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne has furiously backtracked from reported criticism of Australian coach John Buchanan, saying he was “shocked” at the way he claimed his words had been taken out of context.

‘The Sun’ quoted him on Friday as saying Buchanan deserved few plaudits for Australia’s world cricket domination. He also reportedly suggested the team didn’t need a coach at all. It prompted urgent voicemail messages for an explanation from Buchanan and the Australian captain Ricky Ponting.

Warne, in England, on Friday evening called Buchanan at his hotel in Kuala Lumpur.

“Shane said he was shocked at the way he said his comments had been taken out of context,” a Cricket Australia (CA) official who took part in the 10-minute phone conversation told.

“He explained that the report did not represent his views. He said he is very committed to team solidarity. It was an amicable call and the team now moves on,” he added.

The legendary leg-spinner was quoted as saying that in his eyes, the coach was simply something you travelled on to a match. “He has been our coach during a successful era but that begs a question — does the coach make the team or does the team make the coach?” he reportedly said.

Source:The News