Shane Warne shows his support of the Aussie Ashes battle from the pools of Las Vegas Shane Warne in Las Vegas with Liz Hurley. Source: INF HE was relied upon so many times in the past to be the nation's Ashes hero. But, these days, Shane Warne is more at home beside the pools and poker tables of Las Vegas than the cracked cricket pitches of England. As the new breed of Aussie cricketers strived for Ashes success yesterday, Warnie was busy soaking up the sun beside a Vegas hotel pool. With fiancee Liz Hurley and his kids close by, Warne's mind seemed a million miles away from the battle being fought at Trent Bridge. Warne, who is competing at this year's World Series Of Poker, looked a tad pink as he adjusted his swimming togs and tossed his enhanced hair. The legendary spin bowler spent the day lounging next to Hurley by their private villa pool, giving her an intermittent kiss between swims and cigarettes. Shane Warne, Elizabeth Hurley host all-star charity match But if his tweets were anything to go by, Warnie is still showing some interest in the task ahead of Michael Clarke in England - and gave teenage debutant Ashton Agar a pat on the back. Question followers, how can I watch the #ashes in the states? Can I watch the series on my iPad while playing poker in the #WSOP? Later, he gave his opinion on the Aussies' chances. I will say it again, Aust will compete hard & can win as they can take 20 wkts. England under pressure can crumble, Pup & Watto must make runs. Warne later issued another message of support: "Good luck to the Aussie boys at Trent Bridge in making 300+." No doubt Warne reserves some keen interest in debutante and fellow spinner Ashton Agar, 19. Proving time really does fly, Agar was still four months away from being born when Warne delivered his "ball of the century" during the 1993 Ashes series.