MELBOURNE: Shane Warne’s son said there is no better place to bid farewell to his late father than the Melbourne Cricket Ground, where more than 50,000 people attended a memorial state service featuring stars such as Elton John and Ed Sheeran.
The legendary cricketer died at a luxury resort in Thailand this month from a suspected heart attack, aged 52, eliciting shock and grief around the world from his millions of fans as well as prime ministers, rock stars and fellow players.
The larger-than-life “king of spin” was honoured in a state service that will was beamed live to cricket grounds around the country and watched by millions in Australia and around the world.
His son, Jackson, said there was “no other better place in the whole world” to hold the memorial than the MCG where Warne made so many memories, including a hat-trick in an Ashes Test against England and taking his 700th Test wicket.
“It’s very special for a lot of us, especially our family,” he told Australian media.
