HOBART, Jan 18: Australia’s champion leg-spinner Shane Warne will give his right bowling shoulder another workout when he captains Victoria in an inter-state one-day match against Tasmania on Sunday.

Warne, 33, injured the shoulder in a one-day match against England on Dec 15, and is aiming to return to peak form for the World Cup limited-overs contest starting in South Africa and Zimbabwe next month.

He gave the shoulder its first match test in a one-dayer for Victoria against Western Australia eight days ago.

His performance at Bellerive — and how he pulls up afterwards — is likely to decide whether he returns to the Australian team for the tri-nations series finals or is saved for the World Cup.—AFP