Warne aims to play in one-day series

Shane Warne has admitted it is unlikely he will return to the Australian team for the Boxing Day Fourth Test against the West Indies.

The leg-spinner now hopes to return for the one-day series with the West Indies and Zimbabwe beginning on 11 January. Warne has been sidelined for six weeks since breaking his finger while playing for Victoria in a Sheffield Shield match in October.

"I'm not ruling myself out for Boxing Day, I might wake up tomorrow and suddenly I've got full movement and no pain in my finger," said Warne. "But I think my aim will probably be the one-day series."

Warne added that he had learned from past experience not to rush back too early.

"Generally, when you are right you should give yourself an extra couple of weeks and make sure you are 110 per cent," he said. "If I'm not right in the next couple of weeks then I won't play."