RIP Shane Warne

[Our Kids Dad]

I know it's not Forest or football related, but met him at Trent Bridge and found him a top bloke!

A genuine cricketing legend, taken far too early.

Thoughts with his family & friends.

RIP Warney

 

[seasider red]

we're very often too free with words great, legend, genius, but in Shane Warne's case they apply 200%, it wasn't just the raw talent & expertise but the theatrical way he did it all. Really liked him as a pundit as well where he really showed how much he knew about the game. Very very sad.
RIP

 

[toms]

Incredible player and a very good commentator too.

 

[Ingy]

Legend cricketer.The sort of bloke you would love to have a beer with.RIP

 

[Woanz]

Loved to hate him as a player, biased commentator (though what do you expect) what a talent though, nothing you can do with that, he was just clearly born with it. 52 is absolutely no age either. Such sad news.

Aussies are one of the few groups for all their faults that can actually take a joke & deal with BANTZ these days and Warne was definitely one of them.

 

[mao tse tung]

Heart attack in Thailand???

One of the greatest ever bowlers; he was a joy to watch, particularly in the Ashes Tests.

 

[PsychoTheLegend]

Such sad news. Fantastic bowler. Great character. RIP

 

[Basha73]

One of the players I loved to hate growing up but an absolute legend. Brilliant cricketer and great entertainer both with a ball and with a mic.

RIP…

 

[Phatnovice]

This has come as a shock. What a player he was.

 

[toms]

Legend cricketer.The sort of bloke you would love to have a beer with.RIP

Met him 20 odd years ago in a bar in Sydney during the Australia v SA .Sydney test. Was in a bar with mates. He turned up with Graeme Smith and a couple of others, symonds and Gilchrist , Boucher I recall. Gave my mates and me the time of day. Made my holiday

 

[mr ron]

I don't generally watch cricket nowadays, but I did when he was playing and he was incredible the ball was doing things physics can't explain. Far far too young, rip Warney.

 

[da fuq]

His first international ball against Gatting...incredible

Genuinely one of the greatest players to play the game if not the best spin bowler ever


52 .....so sad

 

[the jock]

The best spinner I ever saw. I'd have him over murali

Himself and Glen mcgrath were brilliant

 

[Chivalry Augustus]

I don’t know if it’s nostalgia, but Warne’s era just felt like a better time to be watching cricket in general, for quality as well as entertainment. I don’t think the modern day “greats” can hold a candle to Warne, Dravid, Tendulkar, Sangakkara, McGrath, Kumble, Murali, Lara, Ponting, Steyn, Gilchrist, Kallis, Jayawardene, Akhtar, Chanderpaul, Bond (on the few occasions he was fit).

I turn a match on now and there’s nobody I want to watch, really. I hated the Aussies of that era, but Warne and McGrath were as good at playing a crowd as they were at taking wickets. Very sad to see Warnie go prematurely, although maybe not a huge surprise given his lifestyle.

 

[the jock]

I don’t know if it’s nostalgia, but Warne’s era just felt like a better time to be watching cricket in general, for quality as well as entertainment. I don’t think the modern day “greats” can hold a candle to Warne, Dravid, Tendulkar, Sangakkara, McGrath, Kumble, Murali, Lara, Ponting, Steyn, Gilchrist, Kallis, Jayawardene, Akhtar, Chanderpaul, Bond (on the few occasions he was fit).

I turn a match on now and there’s nobody I want to watch, really. I hated the Aussies of that era, but Warne and McGrath were as good at playing a crowd as they were at taking wickets. Very sad to see Warnie go prematurely, although maybe not a huge surprise given his lifestyle.

Many feel the same. I know I do. T20 came then.

 

[mao tse tung]

I don’t know if it’s nostalgia, but Warne’s era just felt like a better time to be watching cricket in general, for quality as well as entertainment. I don’t think the modern day “greats” can hold a candle to Warne, Dravid, Tendulkar, Sangakkara, McGrath, Kumble, Murali, Lara, Ponting, Steyn, Gilchrist, Kallis, Jayawardene, Akhtar, Chanderpaul, Bond (on the few occasions he was fit).

I turn a match on now and there’s nobody I want to watch, really. I hated the Aussies of that era, but Warne and McGrath were as good at playing a crowd as they were at taking wickets. Very sad to see Warnie go prematurely, although maybe not a huge surprise given his lifestyle.

Excellent post!

 

[Old Red Fart]

I don’t know if it’s nostalgia, but Warne’s era just felt like a better time to be watching cricket in general, for quality as well as entertainment. I don’t think the modern day “greats” can hold a candle to Warne, Dravid, Tendulkar, Sangakkara, McGrath, Kumble, Murali, Lara, Ponting, Steyn, Gilchrist, Kallis, Jayawardene, Akhtar, Chanderpaul, Bond (on the few occasions he was fit).

I turn a match on now and there’s nobody I want to watch, really. I hated the Aussies of that era, but Warne and McGrath were as good at playing a crowd as they were at taking wickets. Very sad to see Warnie go prematurely, although maybe not a huge surprise given his lifestyle.

That's a good description of Warney and that era. Off the field it was a very different matter, he was a bugger with the ladies and ended up getting divorced although as has been shown on here he would speak and listen to anyone and was extremely popular.
Over here we have seen repeated TV pictures of when he bowled Mike Gatting round his legs in the "ball of the century" as it's known in Oz.
He will be sadly missed.

 

[finbar70]

Excellent post!

Your summary is spot on. I would go so far as to say that Warne was the greatest ever. I know Bradmans stats are unbelievable, but Warne was a unique genius who had a talent which no other cricketer has possessed. World class leg spin