Shane Warne

Australian icon and cricketing legend Shane Warne had a magical way of making those around him feel seen and loved. Here's what you had to share.

At the end of the match — WA batted in the second innings — we pleaded with him to get us a ball from the match, and he actually tried to convince the umpire for it. Off the field, he was not perfect, but who of us are? And that's what I loved about him, he was Shane Warne, take him or leave him. The Aussie looked at Shane and Liz and said loudly, 'Bugger me. Even after receiving insults and sledges the whole game, he still tried to do something nice. Not so Shane, he was as friendly as any bloke I've ever met, and I will always have a good word for him and fondly remember that time." He sat down next to me and said hello and politely greeted all of us. I asked him a lot of questions on cricket … [and] asked if he would mind showing me how he grips the ball. I asked him for an autograph in the back of Waugh's book. I left the store and promptly bumped into Warnie a few minutes later. It was the first moment I thought, 'Wow, this bloke is good.' His figures of 7-52 won Australia the game. Such fond memories of a night where he and Ian Healy had turned their team jackets inside out as they wanted to go 'incognito', which of course was impossible.

Elizabeth Hurley calls Shane Warne her "beloved Lionheart". He referred to her as the woman he "fell madly in love with". As far as public romances go, ...

How would you like to spend the rest of your life with me?'" Warne wrote in his book. "Without hesitation, she replied: 'Of course I would, silly, I'm madly in love with you too. I've never got on better with anyone than I do with you either." There was nothing but warmth and respect throughout the process." RIP Lionheart, with love your Luna." It still hasn't really sunk in that he's gone". I'm madly in love with you. "Completely on impulse in the middle of a dance, I grabbed Elizabeth, dropped to one knee and said, 'I'm not sure about you, but I've never got along with any woman as well as I get along with you. "In the end, her tribute was greater by not doing so, but by supporting the family and the production with her well wishes and support privately. Elizabeth Hurley calls Shane Warne her "beloved Lionheart". He referred to her as the woman he "fell madly in love with". In the end, the model and movie star who stole the cricket legend's heart was "too emotional to encapsulate her feelings into a 30-second clip". "She had sent out wonderful tributes and she and we didn't want to diminish her grief and love of the Warne family by doing so.

Former Black Caps skipper joins a line-up of cricket greats to pay tribute at the MCG memorial service. Former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming has joined a ...

Like elite athletes at their peak, our sports journalists are highly trained in the art of news. From taking my wicket on the field, to giving me your time off it, I felt that was a pretty good deal,” Fleming said in a video message at the service, which drew some of sport and entertainment’s biggest names on Wednesday night. Fleming, currently at the Indian Premier League coaching Chennai Super Kings, continued in his short video tribute: “We’d play 500 during rain breaks in test cricket, and we’d have some ferocious golf games and haggles.

Shane Warne's legacy will live on beyond his cricketing achievements, with his animal conservation work for the United Nations also honoured.

He managed to get his hands on my passport as a bit of a gag," Hamill said. "All this work and more, Shane helped make possible. Shane Warne's legacy will live on beyond his cricketing achievements, with his animal conservation work for the United Nations to be honoured with a new grant.

The likes of Elton John, Hugh Jackman, Robbie Williams, Ed Sheeran and Kylie Minogue joined in the celebration of the cricketing great's life alongside ...

Border was emotional as he remarked Warne helped revitalise his captaincy near the end of his own career, while Hussain described Warne as the greatest bowler he ever saw.

The ceremony finished with Warne's children unveiling the newly-named Shane Warne stand at the MCG, the cricket ground that held so many of his greatest memories throughout his distinguished career.

Shane Warne, one of history's greatest cricketers and sporting personalities, has been remembered by family, friends and tens of thousands of fans in a public memorial held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday night.

The legendary Australian legspinner died while holidaying in Thailand on March 4, aged 52.

In an emotional speech, Warne's father Keith said March 4 was the "darkest day in our family's life".

"Looking forward to a future without Shane is inconceivable but we take comfort that Shane packed all into his 52 years as most do in two lifetimes. You were taken too soon, our hearts are broken," Keith said.

Warne's children Summer, Jackson and Brooke remembered their father for his kindness and wanting the best for everyone around him.

"His infectious smile and love is something I am going to forever miss," Summer said.

"The kindness he forever showed, the reassurance you needed if you were doubting yourself, the humour he had without even trying to be funny and most of all he was so thoughtful and one of the happiest people I ever knew.

"I miss you more than anything in the world."

She was a notable absentee from the service but the model and actress was there in spirit.

"Thank you for all the messages of love and support over the last month. "I was filming last night and, with the time jump, physically can't get there. SW23 FOREVER," she wrote. You spoke so well and I know dad would've been so proud of you guys. "Your speech was magical. "@brookewarne and @summerwarne. I'm so proud of you both.

Game recognises game. NBA legend Michael Jordan sent flowers to Shane Warne's family after the world said goodbye to the cricket icon at a public memorial ...

Brooke also posted about “The most extraordinary night sending off our extraordinary Dad”, to which Hurley replied: “Your speech was magical. While Hurley didn’t appear publicly on the night, she later posted messages of love and support on social media posts from Warne’s kids. There was nothing but warmth and respect throughout the process.” On a video Jackson posted of his speech, the British actress commented: “I love you Jackson. The Lion would be proud of you. SW23 FOREVER.” A stack of A-list celebrities lined up to pay their respects to Warne on Wednesday night.

Yes, he was a bogan. He smoked. He drank. He played a little cricket. And he had a knack of making people always feel better about themselves.

Shane stayed until the lad was starting to fall asleep, which was a good two hours later. “We got the OK and went directly to the boy’s home. “This was never more evident than when he visited Kinglake in Victoria after many lives were lost and the town had been devastated by bushfires back in February 2009. Keith told him about a young boy with terminal cancer, desperate to meet his cricketing hero. Then I drove Shane home to see his own children. Studying the form of competitors on long-haul flights. A giver. A volunteer. He drank. “You told me that I could either live with these demons or fight with them and come out stronger at the end. He smoked. And he was a damn fine father.

Elizabeth Hurley calls Shane Warne her “beloved Lionheart”. He called her the woman he “fell madly in love with”. As far as public romances go, there's was ...

How would you like to spend the rest of your life with me?’” Warne wrote in his book. “Without hesitation, she replied: ‘Of course I would, silly, I’m madly in love with you too. I’ve never got on better with anyone than I do with you either.” There was nothing but warmth and respect throughout the process.” I’m madly in love with you. It still hasn’t really sunk in that he’s gone”.

'Copy you in the backyard ... and art class': Cummins' brilliant year 7 Shane Warne drawing.

But as a teenager entering high school, it was Shane Warne that stole his heart and his mind. Cummins was unable to attend Thursday’s Memorial Service at the MCG, but described the event as “A magnificent and moving memorial last night”. He might quickly have become a speed demon and one of Australia’s greatest fast bowlers of all time, but it was the leg-spinning genius, cricket’s “greatest” according to Nasser Hussain, whom Cummins drew.

Shane Warne's former fiancee has hinted at a timely reunion with his family following her absence from the cricket icon's farewell in Melbourne.

You did great.” “Brooke and Summer, I’m so proud of you both,” he said of their speeches on the night. “You spoke so well and I know Dad would’ve been so proud of you guys. “I am so lucky to have the most amazing brother Jackson, sister Summer and mum Simone Callahan,” she wrote on Thursday. “She had sent out wonderful tributes and she and we didn’t want to diminish her grief and love of the Warne family by doing so.” “I love you and see you soon.

You always remember your first. For Shane Warne, his first appearance playing for Australia came at the SCG, and according to the great man, he did not have ...

NBA icon Michael Jordan has become the latest high-profile celebrity to pay tribute to the late Shane Warne.

Warne said in 2020 on Instagram. The Australian leg-spinner famously crossed paths with Jordan in 1994 at Nike headquarters, a moment which sent social media wild when Warne posted on his Instagram in 2020 a picture of his time with the former Chicago Bull. Warne was part of Nike's once-strong presence in the cricket world during his seven-year partnership with the brand before it ended in 2001.

Jordan showed his class by paying tribute to Shane Warne, who he met almost 30 years ago.

Brooke also posted about "The most extraordinary night sending off our extraordinary Dad", to which Hurley replied: "Your speech was magical. While Hurley didn't appear publicly on the night, she later posted messages of love and support on social media posts from Warne's kids. There was nothing but warmth and respect throughout the process." SW23 FOREVER." A stack of A-list celebrities lined up to pay their respects to Warne on Wednesday night. he captioned the pic.