Vale Shane Warne

[MatthewB]

The childrens speeches. [emoji22]

The assembled panels were perfect.

Was katich there? Thought I saw him early on.

Yea he was there, I noticed him at the start

 

[Blue1980]

90's/2000's cricket was so much better, so many great players.

Today statistically there are some great players like Steve Smith, averaging 60 but it's not the same, his not a personality or a entertainer.

I seen Steve Smith out once, he just looked around awkwardly playing on his phone when there were fans genuinely attempting to interact with him, different times I guess.

Rose tinted glasses in a way, but that was a special group of players and glad I appreciated it.

In saying that I appreciate that Smith and Cummins will probably go down as all time greats as well.

 

[frankrizzo]

Warne had major shoulder surgery in 1998 and the tour of the West Indies in 1999 was his first Test series back, he was badly underdone and was getting belted everywhere against Brian Lara, who was batting out of his skin, and the Windies were up 2-1 with one Test to play. Waugh (captain), Warne (vice captain) and somebody else (Marsh? AB?) were the three selectors on tour and it was a 2-1 call to drop Warne for the last Test, Warne pleaded his case to keep his spot and he never forgave Waugh for not backing him in. He bottled it in while they still played together but after they both retired he made it very clear how hurt he was by the decision.

Sadly it's been lost now what a brave and correct call it was from waugh and done so early in his test captaincy, it took 20 years of pain to win the sir frank worrell trophy back and with warne playing with a busted shoulder we very likely surrender it after just 4 years as it turns out that call means we have held it for 27 years.

p.s. i believe three selectors were waugh/marsh/ab all three voted to drop warne then ab changed his mind after warne stated his case during the meeting but coach and skipper over ruled

 

[eltrain]

Brilliant service, privilege to have been there. Had the perfect mix of tributes, stories, humour, music and respect. Full credit to all involved in putting it together.

 

[Has No Rules]

Brilliantly done by all involved. Fitting tribute to a legend of Australian sport
Awesome cricketer but more importantly a very good bloke and loving father

The kids speeches, the trumpeter and the unveiling of the stand name..

 

[PhatBoy]

Probably never be a Stand out leggie tbh, it's been 16 years since his retirement and no genuine full time leggie world wide, it's the hardest art in cricket.

Been one from Pakistan that for a time was breaking records even Warnie never broke

 

[PhatBoy]

AB , Taylor and Lara were all good but Nasser just nailed it with his words.

Thoroughly impressed by his class and dignity.

Played the aggrieved , self deprecating Pom brilliantly

Nasser is a thoroughly brilliant cricket personality. He’s played a lot of roles: the prodigiously rated youngster brought in early, the anti authoritarian, the first batsman for England beyond Graham Gooch to play genuinely meaningful ashes innings (1997 - he is too self deprecating to mention it but he scored two fabulous centuries against Warne in that series) in the 1990s and then respected captain as he played a similar (albeit less obvious) role for England cricket to what AB played for Australia, and now respected commentator and the guy is genuinely insightful - he knows cricket the world over inside out.

Really loved hearing him talk about Shane’s tricks.


I cried a hell of a lot throughout that event

 

[Collingwood 4 eternity]

The 8x6 inch double sized sheet , of the order of service , that each attendee was given at the gate as they entered the G

 

[010203]

I must say I never pictured Warnie as an Andrea Bocelli fan.

 

[to1994]

Nasser is a thoroughly brilliant cricket personality. He’s played a lot of roles: the prodigiously rated youngster brought in early, the anti authoritarian, the first batsman for England beyond Graham Gooch to play genuinely meaningful ashes innings (1997 - he is too self deprecating to mention it but he scored two fabulous centuries against Warne in that series) in the 1990s and then respected captain as he played a similar (albeit less obvious) role for England cricket to what AB played for Australia, and now respected commentator and the guy is genuinely insightful - he knows cricket the world over inside out.

Really loved hearing him talk about Shane’s tricks.


I cried a hell of a lot throughout that event

There's a UK Sky Sports podcast where Warne picks a best XI of the Englishmen he played against.

He listed Nasser in there and Nasser who was on the call was quite surprised. Warne talked about good those innings were including that double and how he really respected him. You could tell it meant a lot to Nass and all the more now I'm sure.

 

[Ross]

Sadly it's been lost now what a brave and correct call it was from waugh and done so early in his test captaincy, it took 20 years of pain to win the sir frank worrell trophy back and with warne playing with a busted shoulder we very likely surrender it after just 4 years as it turns out that call means we have held it for 27 years.

p.s. i believe three selectors were waugh/marsh/ab all three voted to drop warne then ab changed his mind after warne stated his case during the meeting but coach and skipper over ruled

Thanks for the corrections. I also agree that they made the right call in dropping Warne, brutal as it would have been for all of them.

 

[darcytiger]

Went along last night, felt like a normal sort of variety show/concert until Eddie read out the letter that Shane’s younger brother wrote to him early in his career. Absolute Nostradamus that bloke!
That followed by the speeches from his kids (his youngest daughter Summer in particular) had me shed a few tears in the stands.

Very well organised by all involved other than not being able to hear a word Merv Hughes said.

 

[Around the Wicket]

Been one from Pakistan that for a time was breaking records even Warnie never broke

Your taking the piss aren't you?

Yasir Shah 235 Test wickets @ 31

in

Australia - 89
Bangladesh - 34
England - 38
NZ - 68
Pakistan - 36.5
South Africa - 123
Sri Lanka - 19
UAE - 24
Windies - 24

The guy didn't even look good watching him.

Warne was getting wickets on tracks all around the world, not just tracks doctored for him to go well.

 

[Woody15]

What an amazing life he lived.

My missus was blown away with the lineup - Elton John, Robbie Williams, Chris Martin, Ed Sheeran. She had no idea what a rockstar Warnie was.

Bit flat today. Really sunk in last night.

 

[Feraligatr]

I was there and I am so glad I went, being there was something special. I cried a few tears. (A lot actually) had a few laughs with some of the panelist stories.

Shane warne was my childhood crush and I still harboured a bit of a crush on him even now.

 

[PhatBoy]

Your taking the piss aren't you?

Yasir Shah 235 Test wickets @ 31

in

Australia - 89
Bangladesh - 34
England - 38
NZ - 68
Pakistan - 36.5
South Africa - 123
Sri Lanka - 19
UAE - 24
Windies - 24

The guy didn't even look good watching him.

Warne was getting wickets on tracks all around the world, not just tracks doctored for him to go well.

You’ve claimed there has been no genuine full time leggy.

200-odd wickets and Breaking records as the fastest bowler to 100 test wickets in 85 years doesn’t make someone a full time genuine leg spinner?

Mate Vernon philander had a poor record in Asia but people don’t turn around and disrespect his achievements by saying he wasn’t a genuine seam bowler.

Not being Shane Warne doesn’t make someone not a leg spinner any more than not being Adam Gilchrist doesn’t make Matt Prior or Quinton de Kock or MS Dhoni not a genuine keeper-batsman

Have some respect.

 

[milhouse1]

I also went along last night, I thought it was all really well done. Agree with the comments that although I usually don't like Eddie, he was really the perfect MC for the event- nailed it. The kids were great, especially Summer I thought. And the unveiling of the new stand name was also well done.

Up until yesterday afternoon I was still deciding whether to go or just watch on TV, but I was glad I made the effort to go, it felt like an important event to be at.

 

[PhatBoy]

There's a UK Sky Sports podcast where Warne picks a best XI of the Englishmen he played against.

He listed Nasser in there and Nasser who was on the call was quite surprised. Warne talked about good those innings were including that double and how he really respected him. You could tell it meant a lot to Nass and all the more now I'm sure.

I thought Nasser was a real ‘greater than the sum of his parts’ cricketer and he has a peculiar record in that he averaged mid 20s against Sri Lanka and West Indies which crippled his overall average and kept it below 40. Understandable to a degree in that the first half of his career saw the Windies field great bowling attacks but by 2000 that had virtually disappeared and Sri Lanka had Murali, daylight, Vaas, even more daylight then Wickramasinghe etc who weren’t test class.

He passed 50 13 times in 43 innings against Australia and averaged 39 at a time when australia were incredible and England were a joke.

I can see why Warney had so much time for him

 

[Roysforever]

I'm not sure if it's been mentioned elsewhere though one figure that has been missing in discussing the passing of Shane Warne is the legend Bill Lawry. Bill is 85 years old now and his absence might indicate he isn't in the best of health these days.

 

[PhatBoy]

I'm not sure if it's been mentioned elsewhere though one figure that has been missing in discussing the passing of Shane Warne is the legend Bill Lawry. Bill is 85 years old now and his absence might indicate he isn't in the best of health these days.

I actually thought the same thing yesterday. Hope he isn’t going to leave us anytime soon

 

[Around the Wicket]

You’ve claimed there has been no genuine full time leggy.

200-odd wickets and Breaking records as the fastest bowler to 100 test wickets in 85 years doesn’t make someone a full time genuine leg spinner?

Mate Vernon philander had a poor record in Asia but people don’t turn around and disrespect his achievements by saying he wasn’t a genuine seam bowler.

Not being Shane Warne doesn’t make someone not a leg spinner any more than not being Adam Gilchrist doesn’t make Matt Prior or Quinton de Kock or MS Dhoni not a genuine keeper-batsman

Have some respect.

He was fulltime for what 4 years even then he was left out now and then for offies.

 

[PhatBoy]

He was fulltime for what 4 years even then he was left out now and then for offies.

He missed 9 tests across 9 years of test cricket.

Played 46 out of 55 from his debut, became one of what, 7 Pakistanis to take 200 test wickets and got to the landmark quicker than anyone of any nationality to ever play the game.

Yeah, he was just part time.

 

[Milang_Panthers]

As amazing as Elton, Ed Sheeran etc were it was the stuff from his kids and brother that really got me. Seemed to still really be a big family man which would be hard once you become such a big world wide superstar.
Many tears shed in our house last night.

 

[Richard Pryor]

Great sendoff, the family did him proud.

Shane Warne annoyed me a lot, but the tribute was the perfect celebration of his positive attributes and an appropriate tribute to a great.

 

[PhatBoy]

In the wrong context what Merv said could be taken the wrong way but Warney really was just a bogan deep down. His musical taste and the movies an shows he talked about, the footy etc, but in the best kind of way.

I thought his brother though obviously struggling spoke beautifully