SYDNEY - Australia legend Shane Warne has accused Andrew Strauss of disrespecting Test cricket by resting for the tour of Bangladesh - and he has tipped Michael Carberry to take full advantage.
Warne believes appointing Alastair Cook as skipper for the Test matches in Chittagong and Mirpur next month could pose problems for England in terms of getting used to a new captaincy style from Strauss.
After helping Carberry get his career back on track at Hampshire, Warne hopes the 29-year-old can take advantage of Strauss' absence and make it impossible for selectors to leave him out when they return from Bangladesh.
"It's disappointing that the captain of England decides to have a rest from a Test series, I can't comprehend that. Any time you represent your country it's special and I cannot understand how you can rest your captain.
"Maybe a one-day game because you play 40 or 50 a year but you only play eight Test matches a year. It's special.
"He's got a style of captaincy and a new skipper can't be Andrew Strauss, he'll do it his way. So suddenly the players think 'how are we going to play under Alastair Cook?'" (PA)