Shane Warne To Host New Series W/ Clarkson

[Black Widow]

Hey guys,

Well was browsing the www.news.com.au site today, and came across this:

Surely there would be someone more suited for the role? I understand he's obviously a lover of cars..but come on??

SHANE Warne has carved a new career as a cricket commentator and poker player and is rumoured to be the next host of revheads' TV favourite, Top Gear.

Warne, whose stable of luxury cars includes a head-turning black Lamborghini Superleggera, is set to front a new series with Jeremy Clarkson, the Herald Sun reports.

He is believed to be hosting six episodes of the popular motoring show.

In a TV coup Channel Nine is believed to have snared the rights to the motoring franchise from SBS.

Nine and SBS were both believed to have been in discussions with BBC Worldwide, which owns the rights to the motoring show fronted by Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May.

First-run episodes of Top Gear regularly top one million viewers on SBS.

Nine has confirmed that it has held discussions with Warne to host Top Gear Australia.

No formal agreement has yet been signed, but he is their pick to host the series.

A Nine source says an agreement is likely to be completed within days.

Channel Nine would not confirm any plans for Top Gear.

No deal has been signed, however a Nine source said an agreement was likely to be completed within days.

Nine CEO David Gyngell has been chasing the rights to Top Gear for eight months and recently spent time in London to lock down a deal.

The role would mark the first TV presenting gig for Warne - who has previously worked in cricket commentating roles.

Warne's collection of luxury cars started in 1996 when he bought a Ferrari 355 Spider.

He has since bought another Ferrari – a 360 Spider in titanium – two Mercedes four-wheel-drives, two BMWs, and a Holden VK Commodore.

But it hasn't all been smooth sailing for Warne, who made headlines last year when he crashed his Mercedes into a tram.

The Aussie version has had two seasons on SBS, fronted by Steve Pizzati, Warren Brown and this year joined by James Morrison.

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and a VK commodore

Could have at least made it sound like ti was a good model (assuming its a GRP A or something)