And now Shane Warne RIP!

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And now Shane Warne RIP!

Postby Brickyard Jack » 04 Mar 2022, 15:23

One of the greatest cricketers ever, certainly top 10, probably top 5. Aged 52.

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Re: And now Shane Warne RIP!

Postby C » 04 Mar 2022, 18:12

Devastating news

A great bowler and a decent bloke.

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Re: And now Shane Warne RIP!

Postby C » 04 Mar 2022, 18:16

Positive Passion wrote:One of the greatest cricketers ever, certainly top 10, probably top 5. Aged 52.


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Re: And now Shane Warne RIP!

Postby mudshark » 04 Mar 2022, 19:03

Without in the top 3 of best-ever bowlers I've seen
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Re: And now Shane Warne RIP!

Postby Lord Rother » 04 Mar 2022, 19:33

His final Tweet was a tribute to Rod Marsh who preceded him by a few hours.

Shocked isn’t an adequate word.

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Re: And now Shane Warne RIP!

Postby never/ever » 04 Mar 2022, 20:09

Crazy.

No doubt one of the most talented and also the most outspoken and influential cricketers.
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Re: And now Shane Warne RIP!

Postby Rayge » 06 Mar 2022, 14:56

wonderful piece about Warne from my favourite sports writer

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/ ... -each-hour
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Re: And now Shane Warne RIP!

Postby Lord Rother » 07 Mar 2022, 06:56

Rayge wrote:wonderful piece about Warne from my favourite sports writer

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/ ... -each-hour


Very good.

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Re: And now Shane Warne RIP!

Postby Diamond Dog » 11 Mar 2022, 07:21

I think it's easy to forget how Warne really did 'change the game' back in '93, with the 'Gatting ball'.

From that point on, legspin (which had become a largely forgotten art) re-emerged as a vaild and exciting form of bowling. We had pace, swing and finger spin at that point - and millions of mundane medium pace trundlers. Warne completely blew that status quo to smithereens and re-introduced a new, exciting, tactically and strategically interesting version of cricket. Single-handedly. Very, very sportsmen/women can claim that (I'm thinking Lawrence Taylor in the NFL, who utterly ripped the offensive playbooks up throughout the game on his introduction in the early 80's). It's like there is cricket before Warne, and after. And there is a very strict difference between the two games and a clearly identifiable delineating timepoint.

I particularly loved the story of Richie Benaud going to see Warne in the nets in the early 2000's (Warne would have been around 33 at the time) and asked what he was trying to bowl. Warne replied he was working on his FOURTH Googly variation - by this time I guess he already had 550-600 Test wickets or so. Benaud (who had been a trusted friend/mentor/idol in the emerging years) said he realised right there exactly why he was still breaking/going to break all the records - that insatiable desire to keep improving as a player. Yes he was supremely gifted but, yes, he worked his nuts off to stay at the top of his game and continue to get better too.

What a player. And a great commentator too. And, to cap it all off, a genuinely nice guy as well. R.I.P. Shane Warne.
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