Australia to say farewell to lovable rogue Warne

More than 50,000 are expected to attend a televised memorial service at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday

28 March 2022 - 20:04 By Ian Ransom

More than three weeks after Shane Warne’s death at a Thailand villa, his statue at the Melbourne Cricket Ground remains decorated with flowers, cigarettes and beer cans left by fans mourning the loss of one of cricket’s most authentic characters...

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