da betcris： Shane Warne has admitted the banned diuretic which earned him a 12-monthban was not the first time he had taken a fluid tablet.
AAP26-Feb-2003Shane Warne has admitted the banned diuretic which earned him a 12-monthban was not the first time he had taken a fluid tablet.Warne said he had taken another fluid tablet given to him by his motherBrigitte in early December – before his shoulder injury and more than amonth before taking the banned diuretic which threatens to end hiscareer.The leg-spinner said a previous drug test had shown up small traces ofsimilar substances to those which had emerged in the January 22 sample,for which he was called before an anti-doping panel last Saturday.Warne said the earlier fluid tablet was taken for the sake of appearanceand before his shoulder injury, proving he was not a drug cheat who hadtaken diuretics to mask other drugs to speed his recovery.”I was [drug] tested on December 12 which was negative. This was beforethe injury – I was injured on the 15th,” Warne told Channel Nine’s ACurrent Affair.”It has since came up at the hearing that there were small traces of thesame ingredients that I was tested positive for in January.”I admitted to the hearing that I had taken a tablet in early December.”I was doing a lot of wine promotions. I’d had a couple too many bottlesof wine and had a few late nights.”I took a fluid tablet then – that was the first time she [Mum] gave itto me. It was to get rid of a double chin.”The December 12 test showed small traces of the same thing. That wasbefore my operation – that proves I didn’t take the fluid tablet to maskanything.”In a wide-ranging interview, Warne also admitted being silly for notchecking what tablets he was taking, and said he should have listenedmore to Australian Sports Drug Agency briefings on banned substances.He also said the 12-month ban from all cricket could cost him around $3million, but that he was still considering whether or not to appeal.He was unsure what he would do with his life, but meanwhile had beenoffered jobs and a cameo role in a movie.Warne said his only crimes were vanity and “being silly”, and againangrily denied taking performance enhancing drugs.”I’ve never needed to, I never have and I never will take them.”Warne said he had a letter of appeal ready and written, but was stilldeciding whether to fight the ban.He has until Saturday to decide whether to lodge an appeal, which wouldbe heard by the National Sports Disputes Centre.”One side of me says ‘get out there, appeal and get less penalty becauseit’s not fair’.”Another side of me says ‘I’m a human being, I want to get on with mylife, cop the penalty and just get on with it’.”I don’t want to rush into a decision…whether I just spend the 12months or go away for 12 months, I just don’t know at this stage.”I don’t want to be rushed into anything until it’s clear what I want todo.”