Starc says Warne's been critical 'for years'

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Axed Test bowler responds after legendary legiie's second Test comments

Dumped Test bowler Mitchell Starc insists he's brushed off Shane Warne's criticism of his "soft" body language, but reckons the spin great has been on his back for years.

Dropped again after a lean second Test against India at the Gabba, young left-armer Starc has vowed to use the shorter forms of the game to force his way back to Test cricket.

He made a mixed start to that campaign in Saturday's BBL Sydney derby clash, taking the key wicket of Jacques Kallis with a venomous in-swinging yorker but also getting smacked around by man-of-the-match Aiden Blizzard to finish with 1-36 off four overs as his Sydney Sixers triumphed to be 3-0 this season.

Asked later about Warne's much-publicised comments, made during television commentary on the second Test, Starc said the pair had not spoken since, though "apparently he called me".

Did he hear what Warne had said?

"I was playing cricket, I wasn't listening," said Starc. "He's getting paid to talk, I'm getting paid to play cricket."

But did he hear about it?

"Yup."