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Warne retains vice-captaincy

Shane Warne has retained the Australian Test vice-captaincy for the tour of Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe despite being dropped for the final Test match of the West Indies tour.

Australian selectors had experimented with playing Warne alongside fellow leg-spinner Stuart MacGill in the Windies, but eventually dumped Warne after a run of disappointing results.

There had been some media speculation that Ian Healy would be given the vice-captaincy because as tour vice-captain, Warne is also a selector.

This led to an awkward situation in the Windies when Warne forced captain Steve Waugh and coach Geoff Marsh to overrule him when choosing the team for the deciding fourth Test, won by Australia to square the series 2-2 and retain the Sir Frank Worrell Trophy.

However, Warne's excellent form during the World Cup has resulted in his selection as vice-captain for both the Test and one-day squads.

The Sri Lanka tour lasts from August 22 to October 3, with the Zimbabwe leg running from October 8 to October 24.

Former Test opener Matthew Hayden returns to the Test squad in place of Matthew Elliott, while young West Australian batsman Simon Katich was also chosen.

The 14-man one-day squad includes Queensland batsman Andrew Symonds and South Australian paceman Jason Gillespie, while from the World Cup-winning squad, Adam Dale, Brendon Julian and Shane Lee are missing.

Test squad: Steve Waugh (captain), Shane Warne (vice-captain), Greg Blewett, Damien Fleming, Jason Gillespie, Matthew Hayden, Ian Healy, Simon Katich, Justin Langer, Stuart MacGill, Glenn McGrath, Colin Miller, Ricky Ponting, Michael Slater, Mark Waugh.

One-day squad: Steve Waugh (captain), Shane Warne (vice- captain), Michael Bevan, Damien Fleming, Adam Gilchrist, Jason Gillespie, Darren Lehmann, Glenn McGrath, Damien Martyn, Tom Moody, Ricky Ponting, Paul Reiffel, Andrew Symonds, Mark Waugh.

UNI