Warne would quit cricket for sake of kids

Leading Test wicket-taker Shane Warne said he will quit cricket if his three children struggle to cope with his pending divorce from wife Simone.

Having just claimed a world record 96 Test scalps in a calendar year, Warne told News Limited he would quit if his children Brooke, 8, Jackson, 6, and Summer, 3, could not cope with their parents separation.

"If they start to get affected then everything will stop," Warne said.

"I'd have to stop everything."

Warne, 36, today flew back to Melbourne from Sydney to spend quality time with his children.

Retired from one-day international cricket, Warne can enjoy the next few months at home until the Australians tour South Africa in March.

- AAP