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WHILE Shane Warne and Liz Hurley are holed up in their Melbourne love nest with the paparazzi outside, we rate their chances as a couple.Warnie is undoubtedly Australias most photographed and talked about sportsman - his on- and off-field antics have kept him firmly in the spotlight for two decades. Ever since Hurley wore THAT dress to the premiere in 1994, she has been the reigning It Girl.

The press is currently camped outside Warnes Melbourne mansion, but being held hostage by the media is nothing new for Warne and Hurley. Warnes marital woes in recent years made him the target of tabloids while Hurley is chased almost daily by hungry paparazzos.Bombarding a British nurse with text messages in 2000, a ban from cricket in 2003 after testing positive for a banned substance, being caught messaging a mother-of-three last year Warne has survived countless scandals that have landed him on the front page.

Hurley is no stranger to controversy: she rode out the 1995 arrest of then-boyfriend Hugh Grant after he was caught with a prostitute in LA.Hurleys son Damian is the result of a brief affair with US businessman Steve Bing in 2001. Warne and his ex-wife Simone Callahan are parents to Brooke, Summer and Jackson, who now split their time between the two.

In the first photos of the pair snogging in an elevator, they look like they are about to tear each others clothes off.The spin king was caught making over his Melbourne home in preparation for Hurleys arrival. No man splurges on a new mattress unless its serious.

They both often glow a particularly bright shade of orange. The couple that tans together, stays together.Twitter has played a vital role in keeping the flame alive for the pair.

After Warnes messages to a Melbourne mum came to light last year and he and Hurley split, the cricketer turned to Twitter to tell the world he was pining for the British model.Anyone can fall in love, even a couple who have such a patchy track record when it comes to commitment.Text messages have landed Warne in hot water countless times.

Maybe its time to stick to postcards, ShaneWarne is an inveterate flirt and has demonstrated time his impulsiveness and complete lack of discretion. Meanwhile, Hurley hasnt had the best luck in love from having to go to court to force Bing to admit paternity of their son, to waiting 13 years for Hugh Grant to never get around to putting a ring on her finger, to the end of her marriage to Indian textile heir Arun Nayer.The British beauty isnt used to 40-degree-plus days and the Victorian capital is famed for its sizzling summer heat.

Bobbing around the Mediterranean on Valentinos yacht, skiing in Gstaad, shopping in Paris - Hurley is used to the high life. Being marooned in Melbourne, a 24-hour flight from Europe, might be too much for this international glamour-puss to take.She regularly Tweets about how much she loves life on her 400-acre Glouctershire farm, but she doesnt just love the land, she turns a profit from it.

The Elizabeth Hurley Food company sells whole suckling pigs, beef jerky, fruit bars and guilt-free treats.The former face of Este Lauder is renowned for her sexy, red carpet style, regularly strutting her stuff in the latest fashion. It wont be easy staying so fashion forward if she is a long-haul flight away from the boutiques of Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honor or Londons Knightsbridge.

When news of their romance first broke, jaws around the world hit the floor. The pairing of a society darling and a larrikin hero propelled them onto front pages but what will happen when the curiosity wears offThey might be used to the press scrum, but given the current level of media hype surrounding their affair, how long will they be able to cope with Brittany Spears/Angelina Jolie-levels of interestMaybe Hurley thinks Warnes a dashing mans man, but his hair loss ads, in which he wears a Star Trek-style contraption on his head beaming red lights onto his scalp, dents his macho image.Hes been the one wearing the famous pants in his relationships in the past, what happens when his other half outshines him Theres only so much his ego will be able to take.

How long can he resist sending a flirtatious missive to some stray blonde who crosses his path