SYDNEY: Test great Shane Warne has not ruled out a return to professional cricket in Australia's revamped Big Bash Twenty20 tournament starting in December, saying he's the fittest he's ever been.

Warne, 42, formally retired from top-class cricket in May after the Rajasthan Royals' last game of the 2011 Indian Premier League. He played his last test match for Australian in 2007, finishing with a then-world record 708 test wickets.

Warne, who became engaged to British actress Elizabeth Hurley earlier this month, told the Australian Associated Press on Wednesday he has had offers to play in the Big Bash, but was still weighing his options.

“As far as the Big Bash, there's been a lot of offers for it. I haven't had a chance to catch up, so I haven't really sat down and done the pros and cons and see if I want to do it,” Warne said.

“Is it a great way to give something back to Australian cricket when they are starting something new, as a great way to help younger players? I don't know.”

Despite not playing for five months, Warne has shed 12 kilograms (26.5 pounds) to put his weight in the region of a trim 78 kilograms (172 pounds).

“I'm the fittest I've been in my life and I'm still bowling pretty well the last time I bowled,” Warne said.

Warne would not say when he would make a decision about playing in the Big Bash.