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Couldn't stand him as a player (only because of jealousy admittedly). Since he retired I loved listening to him, great pundit who didn't stick the boot in when England weren't up to scratch against his own country like most other Auzzie commentators. He was a laugh and he was also honest about his downfalls as a young man too.
RIP Warnie, the world of cricket is a little darker without you in it.
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Shane Warne, RIP .... on 14:52 - Mar 4 with 1579 views
never liked his as cocky Aussie cricketer but loved him as pundit, commentator and cricket man. I heard one young leg spinner in the IPL saying how he'd had a two hour coaching session from Warne despite him the opposite team coach.
When asked why simply said "eh us leggies are all on the side really"
In case you have never seen it or forgotten it his first ball in test cricket in England
Dreadful news. Only a few days ago he was talking (I don't know how seriously) of wanting the England job - he still had so much to contribute with his incredible skill and genuine personality. The kind of guy that anyone would want on their team.
RIP.
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Shane Warne, RIP .... on 15:16 - Mar 4 with 1486 views
The best thing you can say about any sportsman playing for the opposition is that there was a mixture of dread and excitement whenever he was called into action.
Dread because you just knew he was going to hurt you
Excitement because it was just thrilling watching the guy bowl
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Shane Warne, RIP .... on 15:18 - Mar 4 with 1473 views
Just seen this. Very sad. A true legend of the game. Great player, entertainer, commentator and lover of the great game of cricket. I gather he was a nice bloke too and is somebody I’d love to have met.
Unlike the late Rod Marsh, I did get to see him play and it was a privilege to see one of the greatest cricketers of all time, despite the misery of watching England players having no idea how to play him. Age 52 - too young. RIP Shane.
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Shane Warne, RIP .... on 15:29 - Mar 4 with 1430 views
Shane Warne, RIP .... on 15:41 - Mar 4 by Ftnfwest
he bowled the ball of this century as well v Strauss
That was a far better ball than the 1993 one. Even Giles managed a reasonable approximation of the '93 one that series (can't remember who it was but probably they got confused by the ball not going straight).
Anyway, a sad thread posted by Rob Moody in tribute here:
never liked his as cocky Aussie cricketer but loved him as pundit, commentator and cricket man. I heard one young leg spinner in the IPL saying how he'd had a two hour coaching session from Warne despite him the opposite team coach.
When asked why simply said "eh us leggies are all on the side really"
In case you have never seen it or forgotten it his first ball in test cricket in England
I remember watching that ball "live" on TV as I was full of anticipation as to how good this Aussie mystery spinner actually was. Like Gatting, I watched his first ball drift aimlessly down the leg side & was as surprised as Gatting when it turned square & hit his off stump. The highlight of this ball is how befuddled Gatting was afterwards & he clearly couldn't work out how he had been got out. The umpire looked equally bemused.
In the spirit of reconciliation and happiness at the end of the Banter Era (RIP) and as a result of promotion I have cleared out my ignore list. Look forwards to reading your posts!
absolutely stunned, you cant imagine it happening to someone not that old, I think is what is so shocking about something like this.
I always admired him as a player for Australia fwiw, I might not have liked the results so much or much of the rest of their team, but he was a thrilling player to watch bowl, and I remember on his 2nd Ashes tour to the UK, he was getting some stick off England fans for alot of stuff, but ended up bantering back, which would probably get him into trouble if he did the same thesedays, but he actually won over the English crowd that day,and he certainly knew how to entertain people.
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Shane Warne, RIP .... on 17:29 - Mar 4 with 1201 views
Shane Warne, RIP .... on 15:54 - Mar 4 by Radlett_blue
I remember watching that ball "live" on TV as I was full of anticipation as to how good this Aussie mystery spinner actually was. Like Gatting, I watched his first ball drift aimlessly down the leg side & was as surprised as Gatting when it turned square & hit his off stump. The highlight of this ball is how befuddled Gatting was afterwards & he clearly couldn't work out how he had been got out. The umpire looked equally bemused.
I thought Gatting's facial reaction was actually one of admiration! as in "if I had to get out, well that was a great ball that got me".
Helluva shock to hear this sad news - says something that it was the first story on the BBC Radio4 3pm news - they rarely have sports people as the lead, and even more rarely when they're not British.
I thought Gatting's facial reaction was actually one of admiration! as in "if I had to get out, well that was a great ball that got me".
Helluva shock to hear this sad news - says something that it was the first story on the BBC Radio4 3pm news - they rarely have sports people as the lead, and even more rarely when they're not British.
My brother-in-law lives in Warne Court in Enfield. It was built on the former grounds of Mike Gatting's property and was named in his honour, I believe. A great loss, and way too young.
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