Cricket

[Shaggy]

Bloody hell. 52, no age. Absolute legend of the game. Never seen a spinner like him. Grew up on the likes of John Embury and Phil Edmonds. Then this young lad came on the scene and was bowling balls like you'd never seen before. Rather than being defensive he was the ultimate wicket taker. RIP Warney.

It's utterly shocking. I'm done work-wise for the rest of the day.

[Buzzo]

RIP

What an introduction this was.

[ame="https://youtu.be/aOqeVJEDqXY"]Shane Warne's "Gatting Ball" (BBC TMS Call) - YouTube[/ame]

[spud_gun]

Shocking news.

That ball

[Irishnev]

Wow - RIP Shane Warne

He was an underrated analyst - really good at explaining to non cricket heads

[Shaggy]

This is just surreal. Devastating really.

[ame]https://twitter.com/ShaneWarne/status/1499563703083044865[/ame]

[Buzzo]

The bits that I watched of the start of the Ashes were from the Aussie broadcaster because of Covid. Warney was such a good commentator, always managed to breathe real life into the sport with insight and humour and clearly well liked by his team mates. He has been such an asset to the sport both when he played it and after because he was a genuine personality. A likeable bloke.

[Shaggy]

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_vbA8S7Ln8"]Warnie commentating his wicket of BBL Match 5 against Brisbane Heat - YouTube[/ame]

[Shaggy]

Will never forget watching this at the time

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYQ8aPLT8PQ"]THAT Ball To Andrew Strauss: Shane Warne's 6-46 At Edgbaston 2005 - Full Highlights - YouTube[/ame]

[Buzzo]

That ball is unreal. The fact Strauss takes a step towards to pad up and it still turns

[Irishnev]

And he was lucky enough to spend time in the company of Liz Hurley

[Buzzo]

This is why he was great. Talked the talk and walked the walk

[ame]https://twitter.com/willis_macp/status/1499794370240954385[/ame]

[Harv]

Gutting news.

Pretty much every Aussie kid of my vintage's cricket hero.

[Norbs]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/60637190

[labourRed]

I watched Shane last night (not the western), surreal to be watching him talking about the past and future after his death.

[Shaggy]

Aye I watched it Friday night, after it had been announced. Hard to take in.