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Shane Warne's exclusive poker lessons for Hurley

The legendary Australian cricketer Shane Warne is hell bent on turning his actress fiancé Elizabeth Hurley into a sports enthusiast.

The leg-spinner who was inducted into the International Cricket Council Hall of Fame during the Ashes series is also a professional poker player.

Warne is apparently giving his partner Liz Hurley, lessons on how to play his favourite card game.

Shane Warne's exclusive poker lessons for Hurley

The British model recently took to Twitter and posted a picture of the book 'An Introduction To Poker'.

The bikini designer called the book her ‘bedtime reading’ in the post.

Shane Warne's exclusive poker lessons for Hurley

Model-actress Elizabeth Hurley accepted that she did not know anything about cricket before she met her cricketer fiancee Shane Warne.

Shane Warne's exclusive poker lessons for Hurley

The 48-year-old actress said that her knowledge of the sport was limited to the kind of clothes the players wear, reported Contactmusic.

Shane Warne's exclusive poker lessons for Hurley

"All I knew was that they wore white. Now, of course, I know a bit more, including the fact they didn't always wear white," said Hurley.

However, Warne is happy that Hurley is taking interest in the sports.

Shane Warne's exclusive poker lessons for Hurley

"Elizabeth's knowledge of cricket has come a long way over the last few years. It means a lot to me that she has taken the time to understand the game and I think I've converted to being a fan...," Warne said.