Shane Warne Goooooone

[Guy Smiley]

Rod Marsh on one day, Warnie the next. What a hellish day for Oz cricket…. Not to mention the families. Warnie has three kids and aside from everything else in his life, he doted on them.

[Slick]

I obviously loved his bowling but also remember him for some really belligerent batting near the end of innings. He obviously had the playboy image but a mentally tough fucker as well

[Jb1981]

Condolences to his family.

I said on the other forum that his ever presence in the commentary box made this even more shocking to wake up to. There was a series of interviews with him a couple of years ago (maybe when cricket was still on 9), that gave a great insight into his career and life. The big thing for me was how humble and engaging he was throughout. He really seemed a guy who despite being a star and loving the spotlight, was genuine in his relationships at every level - and we have seen that in the tributes coming through.

It’s a sad day for sport.

[Opensides Butler]

Tell me about it. OS has never been first before

Ohh i am not so sure his wife would agree

Say what you like but at least my orgasms are real

Sadly, I know.

[Quade]

Sad news to wake up to. Definitely in the greatest 11 of all time.

[Kiwias]

Utterly stunning news to wake up to. He single-handedly challenged the total dominance of fast bowling as practiced by the WIndies and made spin bowling sexy. A player you watched every ball so you could enjoy the insane level of skill.

He was also an entertaining and informative commentator, pouring back into the game his obvious love for the sport.

Way too fucking young.

RIP, Warnie, you fucking beaut.

[Guy Smiley]

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When I started at 7.30 in 2011, one person was at the top of my interview wishlist: Warnie. People were always incredulous at this - “Out of everyone on the planet, you want to interview Warnie?” I did because I felt that, except for one interview by Michael Parkinson when Warnie retired, Warnie had never been given a serious in-depth TV interview that treated him properly. He was a genius and historically important cricketer but also something that’s increasingly rare: a true and original character who was unapologetic about who he was. I couldn’t understand why he had never been interviewed with the respect all of that deserved and I really wanted to do it. It took 7 years to make it happen - Warnie didn’t know who I was, he didn’t really get what was in it for him to do it etc etc. Finally it happened in 2018. I opened by saying “Nice to meet you Shane” and he replied “Nice to be met” and from that moment, I knew he would be gold. And he was - smart, charming, interesting, vulnerable, honest. He could be a dick, but he knew it and didn’t try to hide it. I remember in his book, he gave one chapter to his kids to write. You could tell how much they loved him. More than that, they understood him. Their vibe was yes dad has hurt and embarrassed us, but he has also loved us and we love him too. It was very touching. I liked him enormously. Vale Warnie, the country will be less bright and interesting without you, and condolences to his family & friends.

[Uncle fester]

Mad fella. He waited until he finished his top class international sport career to go and get fit.

[Kiwias]

Wisden 2000 picked Warne as one of their five players of the century. Here is the tribute.

[Enzedder]

I don't think I would be as nice as you guys to him so I will button up in line with what my mum taught me.

[Jb1981]

He was found with the Australian test playing on TV.

[Ymx]

The guy was brilliant. The dedication to do what he did, for wrist spinning. Completely revolutionary.

Had me desperately trying to replicate it with a tennis ball in the yard as a young lad.

Such a shame.

[Sards]

Ag man. What a shock. The one bloke who talked the talk and walked the walk.

[Blackmac]

Everyone overlooking the fact the jammy bugger spent 3 years shagging Liz Hurley. Bound to take a few years off your life.

[Kiwias]

I don't think I would be as nice as you guys to him so I will button up in line with what my mum taught me.

No doubts about him, he was a flawed genius but as a good friend said, some of us are.

[troglodiet]

Only read about his death today.

As a cricket lover, this is very sad news. My favorite cricketer of all time.

Hard that he was actually quite a decent blood with a great sense of humour.

He also loved South Africa, and considered emigrating.

[Uncle fester]

Some footage doing the rounds purporting to be from Thailand. No idea if genuine.

[Kawazaki]

When you consider all he got up to, 52 isn't a bad innings. RIP, very few people can say they single handedly changed a sport, but he certainly did.

A legend and by all rights the real top test wicket taker. Was the inspiration for me to take up leg spin, sadly I can't match him on the hookers/coke front.

It's never too late to make a start PB!

[Rhubarb & Custard]

Ag man. What a shock. The one bloke who talked the talk and walked the walk.

There was a discussion between several top batsman as to who was the more difficult spinner to face, Warnie or Murali. Of course they thought both exceptional, but they also tended to consider the first few balls from Murali before you were set were much more dangerous, but you could start to rise to the challenge even if it remained really tough, whereas with Warne as one of them put it, the longer Warne bowled at you the more Warne became convinced he was about to get you out, and Warne was still the same danger pretty much whatever number of balls you'd faced and runs scored in an innings

[Jimmy Smallsteps]

Rest in peace, Warnie.

In the spirit of the thread I would like to share my Warnie anecdote. I was out running down near the Brighton Yacht Club and ran past this blond, rich looking bloke in some fancy sunnies. He was just out for a quiet stroll on his own. I was about five metres past him and thought to myself, "Fuck, I think that was Shane Warne."

[Torquemada 1420]

Utterly stunning news to wake up to. He single-handedly challenged the total dominance of fast bowling as practiced by the WIndies and made spin bowling sexy. A player you watched every ball so you could enjoy the insane level of skill.

He was also an entertaining and informative commentator, pouring back into the game his obvious love for the sport.

Way too fucking young.

RIP, Warnie, you fucking beaut.

TBF, I think Aus were there before the Windies in that regard: Thommo, Lillee, Walker and Gilmour (any spin in the attack was incidental) and Lloyd deliberately sought to replicate and exceed it. Also, Qadir was there before Warne in bringing leggies to the attention of TV viewers although without the same on or off field impact Warne had. Definitely the greatest spin bowler ever.

[tabascoboy]

Australian cricket legend Shane Warne's death in Thailand on Friday was from natural causes, police have confirmed.

A senior Thai police official said the post mortem exam showed no signs of foul play in the 52-year-old's death.

[Yeeb]

Everyone overlooking the fact the jammy bugger spent 3 years shagging Liz Hurley. Bound to take a few years off your life.

Yep - his life was always going to be downhill after that.

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https://www.redgifs.com/browse?type=g&t ... tentView=1

[JM2K6]

Excellent little video/tribute to Warne's three greatest deliveries

[Torquemada 1420]

Excellent little video/tribute to Warne's three greatest deliveries

Thanks for the link. I really like Kimber as a writer but had never heard him speak before and think I'll stick to reading!

Poor old Gatting. He's only ever going to be remembered for things he'd like to forget:
- his face being smashed in by Marshall
- the Shakoor Rana row
- that ball from Warne
- the barmaid sex scandal........ which is ironic given his nemesis Warne was also tabloided with his own 3 in a bed scandal!

[Paddington Bear]

Doing the rounds on whatsapp - I assume I'm not the only one to have seen how he spent his last night? Legend

[Grandpa]

Doing the rounds on whatsapp - I assume I'm not the only one to have seen how he spent his last night? Legend

What was he doing? Apart from the massage girls?

[Guy Smiley]

Doing the rounds on whatsapp - I assume I'm not the only one to have seen how he spent his last night? Legend

What was he doing? Apart from the massage girls?

He gave a mate a small collection of some of his playing shirts including one from an Ashes Series, then they had a feed of vegemite on toast.

[Grandpa]

Doing the rounds on whatsapp - I assume I'm not the only one to have seen how he spent his last night? Legend

What was he doing? Apart from the massage girls?

He gave a mate a small collection of some of his playing shirts including one from an Ashes Series, then they had a feed of vegemite on toast.

So much for his new diet regime!

Is that all true?

[Guy Smiley]

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/ ... and-resort

Shane Warne’s last meal was a plate of Vegemite and toast shared with a friend at the Thailand resort where he died hours later. The poignant detail was revealed by The Sporting News CEO Tom Hall, who was already on the island of Koh Samui when Warne and three mates arrived.

“I have dined with Shane in many fine establishments, but rather than sample some of the local Thai fare, we tuck into a plate of Vegemite on toast,” Hall wrote in an article on the outlet’s website.

“Shane chomping away: ‘Geez, you can’t beat Vegemite with some butter, always great wherever you are in the world’. An Australian through and through – this was to turn out to be his last meal.”

Warne’s manager James Erskine has also revealed the cricketer had recently come off a “ridiculous” fluid-only diet.

“He did go on these ridiculous sorts of diets, and he was just finished with one,” he told Nine Network. It was a bit all or nothing. It was either white buns with butter and lasagne stuffed in the middle or he would be having black and green juices.

[Grandpa]

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/ ... and-resort

Shane Warne’s last meal was a plate of Vegemite and toast shared with a friend at the Thailand resort where he died hours later. The poignant detail was revealed by The Sporting News CEO Tom Hall, who was already on the island of Koh Samui when Warne and three mates arrived.

“I have dined with Shane in many fine establishments, but rather than sample some of the local Thai fare, we tuck into a plate of Vegemite on toast,” Hall wrote in an article on the outlet’s website.

“Shane chomping away: ‘Geez, you can’t beat Vegemite with some butter, always great wherever you are in the world’. An Australian through and through – this was to turn out to be his last meal.”

Warne’s manager James Erskine has also revealed the cricketer had recently come off a “ridiculous” fluid-only diet.

“He did go on these ridiculous sorts of diets, and he was just finished with one,” he told Nine Network. It was a bit all or nothing. It was either white buns with butter and lasagne stuffed in the middle or he would be having black and green juices.

Well there you go....

I still can't believe it. That photo of Shane not long before he died.. quite haunting now .

[Grandpa]

In response to those anti vaxxers who jumped on this.

According to this article Covid can increase the risk of a heart attack. Warne had Covid twice last year and needed a ventilator first time around..

Daily Mail: Is this what really caused Shane Warne's death?.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... death.html