The Ashes: Warne Counters Declaration of Waugh

Shane Warne yesterday rebuked his former Australia team-mate Mark Waugh for claiming that the leg-spinner was past his best.

"I think my role in the team has changed a lot," he said. "I'm bowling a lot more on days one, two and three. Maybe Mark should look at a few of his game statistics."

With Australia preparing for the Ashes series against England, Waugh had said that Warne, who is captain of Hampshire, was now reliant on "accuracy, subtle variation and reputation" rather than the venom of his leg spin.

But Warne claimed Australia's tactical approach means he finds himself bowl ing a lot less in the final session of the last day and more early in the game, when the wicket is likely to be less helpful.

"Mark's a good friend of mine," he added. "He's got to make a quid somehow. Everyone's entitled to his opinion. Mark's a very good cricket brain. If that's what he thinks, that's what he thinks."

Warne was speaking at the unveiling of his portrait by the Chelsea-based artist Fanny Rush, which will hang in the Long Room at Lord's.

"It really is an honour to be hanging up there. I've got a lot better in the last five or six years about the history of the game." He is hoping that MCC members also show their appreciation. "Maybe a few might throw darts at it," he joked.

Warne is looking forward to the first Test at that venue having taken four wickets when he first played Test cricket at the ground in 1993. "Hopefully I'll be able to take five," he said.

Pakistan yesterday won a Test in the Caribbean for the first time in 17 years. They did so in less than an hour, Shabbir Ahmed taking three wickets at the start of the final day of the second Test in Kingston.

Shabbir took three of the four wickets to fall yesterday as West Indies, tottering on an overnight 114 for six chasing 280 to win, were all out for 143. Shabbir, whose action is under ICC scrutiny after being reported in the first Test, finished with four for 55. Danish Kaneria claimed five for 46 and was named man of the match.

Courtney Browne and Daren Powell batted through the first half-hour, but Kaneria made the breakthrough when Powell was controversially given out by David Shepherd, standing in his final Test.