Shane Warne

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Shane Warne

Post by FIat Capper » 04 Mar 2022, 15:58

Not sure there are many cricket lovers on this site but I'm sure everyone's heard of the Aussie legend that tormented us for years.

Absolute shock that he's gone and in my view he was the GOAT!

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Re: Shane Warne

Post by Derbyshiretiger » 04 Mar 2022, 16:11

Yeah and being 52 myself makes uou think

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Post by FIat Capper » 04 Mar 2022, 16:17

Derbyshiretiger wrote: 04 Mar 2022, 16:11 Yeah and being 52 myself makes uou think
I turned 53 last week and would hazard a guess that he was fitter than me. :cry:

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Re: Shane Warne

Post by tigerfeat » 04 Mar 2022, 17:00

He resurrected the art of spin bowling in test cricket when it was becoming a dying art up there with the best I've ever seen play the game great shock and sadness to lose him thoughts go out to his friends and family
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Re: Shane Warne

Post by Stoke Bloke » 04 Mar 2022, 19:34

That first delivery in England "Ball of the Century" still leaves me open mouthed.

He epitomised the way I like my sportsmen, play hard, shake hands, have a beer.

R.I.P. shane
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Re: Shane Warne

Post by Fumper27 » 05 Mar 2022, 08:32

Was shocked to hear the news. The tributes have been touching. The greatest bowler of all time, even, in my eyes, above Murali, given 176 of Murali’s 800 test wickets were against Zimbabwe and Bangladesh, whereas Warne took 11 against these weaker nations. Taking that into context, the respective figures puts Warne a country mile ahead. RIP Shane

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Re: Shane Warne

Post by Fumper27 » 05 Mar 2022, 09:28

Stoke Bloke wrote: 04 Mar 2022, 19:34 That first delivery in England "Ball of the Century" still leaves me open mouthed.
It wasn’t actually his “first delivery in England”, more his first delivery in test cricket in England…however, it is a delivery that is unlikely to be matched, never mind bettered.

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Post by tigerfeat » 05 Mar 2022, 12:28

I remember the look on Dicky Birds face at the bowlers end when Warne produced that wonder ball it was like I've never seen anything like that before in all my time in the sport
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Re: Shane Warne

Post by FIat Capper » 07 Mar 2022, 12:20

That one ball dictated Ashes cricket for almost 15 years until he retired. English batters were just too afraid to play cricket against him and let him control what they did.

It was brilliant and not until KP came along did any English batter try to play Warne at his own game but even then, he still had the skills to keep taking wickets.

A brilliant cricket brain and exceptional ball control.

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