SHANE Warne was surrounded by a bit of glamour at the Rose Bowl yesterday.

Models Emily Scott (left) and Nikkala Stott helped the Hampshire skipper officially launch his PokerCricket.com website.

Warne believes cards has played a part in building the team spirit which has been a factor in him helping to revive Hampshire's fortunes.

"There's a great spirit here," he added. "We've been runners-up before and I really want to go one step further. We've got some quality players here and there is a belief among the squad.

"From a personal point of view, I just love playing cricket and wouldn't be playing county cricket if I wasn't enjoying it so much.

"It's very enjoyable I don't think I could it if it wasn't for the guys here."

Of playing cards with his team-mates, Warne added: "Sometimes on the bus to away trips we have a lot of fun with cards, or when there are rain delays during games.

"There are lots of ways to play and the website gives people the chance to win prizes too."