Shane Warne

Nathan Lyon has reflected on how Shane Warne impacted his own prolific spin career ahead of the Boxing Day Test. Read more here.

Australia's greatest ever bowler has been honoured at his favourite playground, the MCG coming to a silent standstill just moments before the Boxing Day ...

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To note, Warne brought out his best during the Boxing Day Test matches. To note, Australia will take on South Africa in the second Test match to be played at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground starting on December 26 (Monday). Shane Warne Boxing Day: The first Boxing Day Test since Shane Warne’s tragic death was always going to be an emotional affair.

And it's not to get into the MCG. Fans of all ages and nationalities have gathered around the Shane Warne statue just outside the MCC Members entrance, waiting ...

A young couple in their 20s has their turn in front of the statue before tag-teaming with a family of four. Square of the wicket, ‘WARNIE 350’ has been painted in white across the luscious green turf. “Go Warnie,” the quartet shouts out in unison while arm-in-arm. In fact there are floppy hats everywhere, both inside and outside the venue. But everyone is happy to wait their turn, for the atmosphere is buzzing and upbeat – just like Warne, both on and off the field. Three guys then ask this writer to take a photo of them.

An emotional Jason Warne explained the devastating 'new normal' their family has to 'work through'.

He was just a regular guy that enjoyed doing the same stuff that everyone else does; bit of backyard cricket and coming out on top all of the time.” “Everyone tends to look at him as the superstar and the cricketer that he was, but off the field, he was just the same as everyone else. He loved getting out on that big stage and, over the years, he really made the MCG his own ground.” Hopefully, there are a lot more big moments at that ground in front of his name, now that he can’t be a part of creating them himself. “It’s been an amazing year; the amount of tributes that have come from all over the world. Even as adults, we liked to get into each other, we were very competitive in everything we did. The players, spectators and umpires will observe a moment’s silence at 3.50pm on Boxing Day, in honour of his Test cap, No.350. “It was amazing memories there and just the atmosphere and the experience ... “He was bigger than life, out in the middle here at the ‘G he just always excelled,” McGrath told Sunrise. “Our final Test here in ‘06/07 against England, when he was sitting on 699 Test wickets, and then to bring up his 700th Test wicket in front of a capacity crowd - and then he was off. “We were just like any other brothers, growing up. “We were sitting in the Southern Stand there that day - for that now to be called the Shane Warne Stand is quite amazing.

The Spin King has been remembered at the MCG on day one of the Boxing Day Test, the first Test since Shane Warne's passing earlier in the year.

Mentally he was stronger than everybody else.” but Warne just refused to go away. “But, two hours later … A beautiful tribute to the great Shane Warne to kick off the Boxing Day test. Shane Warne has been remembered at the MCG on the opening day of the Boxing Day Test, the first since the Spin King’s passing. The Spin King has been remembered at the MCG on day one of the Boxing Day Test, the first Test since Shane Warne's passing earlier in the year.

The Melbourne Cricket Ground paid an emotional tribute to its favourite son, Shane Warne, ahead of the Boxi...

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The late "King Of Spin", Shane Warne, can still make the Boxing Day Test his own, with fans flocking to this year's event to honour the Australian sporting ...

So we encourage fans to remember Shane [the same way]." On Monday morning, Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA) announced that the Men's Test Player of the Year award will be renamed the Shane Warne Men's Test Player of the Year at the annual Cricket Awards on January 30. "His place as a legend of Australian and world sport is assured.

Australia's top men's Test player each year will forever more be presented with the Shane Warne Award.

and once they came, nobody knew how to put on a show quite like Warnie – particularly here at the MCG." He played an important role in the formative years of the ACA and never knocked back an opportunity to promote and grow the game … That is narrowly ahead of Khawaja's 824 at 68.66.

Cricket Australia has announced the Australian men's Test player of the year will be named after the late Warne.

Also significantly, Warne was the only one of the five players not to be knighted. Warne’s “ball of the century” to Mike Gatting in the 1993 Ashes series is an iconic sporting moment. This is the first Boxing Day Test at Warne’s home ground since he died suddenly on 4 March, aged 52.

Everywhere you looked at the MCG on Boxing Day there was a sign of the esteem cricket fans had for the late great Aussie leg-spinner Shane Warne.

Flying down from Newcastle, they were there to tick an item off their bucket list, decades after Merv coached the trio cricket as children. Although, they cannot recall what year it was, their memories of winning a rich reward with a group quaddie bet while at the MCG remain crystal clear. “We’re here for Scotty Boland,” one said, excited to see the damage the Victorian bowler could inflict on the South African batsmen. Chants of “Warnie” echoed in the stands. Many were there for the tribute to Shane Warne on first Test at his home ground since While they’ve had their fair share of memorable outfits (last year’s involved a homage to COVID check-in QR codes), this year’s is the most meaningful.

Australian Cricketer Rodney Hogg told 6PR Afternoons the test honoured the cricketing greats lost in the past year. “There was a minute silence… we've lost ...

There have been emotional scenes at the 'G to honour the cricketing great, while the game's governing body has unveiled another touching tribute.

Everyone in the crowd stood in Warne’s honour. and once they came, nobody knew how to put on a show quite like Warney – particularly here at the MCG.” Australian Cricket Association CEO, Todd Greenberg said: “I’m proud that the ACA, along with Cricket Australia, is able to recognise the incredible impact Shane had on Test cricket with an award named in his honour.

Almost 70,000 fans poured into the MCG on Monday to see Australia host South Africa and pay tribute to the late great Shane Warne.

“I know he loved to play in SA, he had a great record there as well. He could spin it that far.” “That and his wrong’uns. I’m sure Warnie with 95,000 here against England playing against Kevin Pietersen and that, he would have loved it. “It’s just really special for me to be here today because he’s like the Babe Ruth of baseball. He was also good for a bit of banter, he was always giving it to the South Africans and the Indians but he would also take a joke.

The legacy of Australian cricket legend Shane Warne lived on at the MCG on Monday, as crowds descended on the leg-spinner's favourite ground for the first ...

Also significantly, Warne was the only one of the five players not to be knighted. [the memorial](https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2022/03/30/shane-warne-memorial-2/), everybody sees the same Shane I saw, which was the father and the great dad. [he] was the greatest father ever and my best friend.” “I want to just want to say thank you to everyone that’s doing that [sending tributes] and to everyone that’s also without a father or a sister or brother. You’re going to be OK and just thank you and keep going. “Shane was a proud advocate of Test cricket and you only have to look around at all the fans who came out to the MCG in their floppy hats and zinc on Boxing Day to realise what a profound impact he had on the game.”