Shane Warne will be honoured with a series of tributes at the MCG when Australia take on South Africa in the Boxing Day Test.
He will be honoured with a series of tributes at the MCG when Australia take on South Africa in the Boxing Day Test.Australia and South Africa players will all wear floppy hats during the national anthems at the Boxing Day Test in tribute to cricket icon Shane Warne.
Warne made the Boxing Day Test his own during his glittering career, highlighted by his MCG Ashes hat-trick in 1994 and taking his 700th wicket at the ground 12 years later. He will once again take centre stage.At 3.50pm on Boxing Day, a graphic of Warne will be displayed on the MCG screens while highlights packages of the famous Victorian will roll out across the match.
"I know I speak for the whole cricket community in saying that our thoughts continue to be with Shane's family and friends and particularly his children Brooke, Jackson and Summer."
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