there were speeches from warne s family and some of the biggest names in sport and entertainment, with music from a host of stars, including sir eltonjohn and ed sheeran. the memorial ended with the unveiling of the newly renamed shane warne stand. his generosity and loyalty knew no bounds. and the joy he brought to so many people along the way will forever bring us comfort. in shane s typical humble manner, he said of himself, i smoked, i drank and i played a little cricket. shane, it was an absolute privilege to be on a cricket field with you. you were the greatest bowler i ever saw, and in the last ten years, it has been an absolute privilege to be in a commentary box and call you a friend.
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all eyes are on england, as they face south africa in the semi final of the women s cricket world cup. it s looking good for england who are defending champions, they made 293 8 after losing the toss, and batting first. danni wyatt s century the rock of the innings, and now england have reduced south africa to 30 for 2. england had been looking an exit after england had been looking an exit after losing their first three round robin games. next to an emotional round robin games. next to an emotional memorial for shane warne. thousands emotional memorial for shane warne. thousands gathered to pay tribute to one of thousands gathered to pay tribute to one of cricket s greatest aussie died one of cricket s greatest aussie died three weeks ago at the age of 52. died three weeks ago at the age of 52~ the died three weeks ago at the age of 52. the memorial took place at the melbourne 52. the memorial took place at the melbourne cricket to celebrate his life and melbourne cricket
was never far away. he took money from illegal bookmakers, was banned for using prohibited drugs, and his private life delighted the tabloid newspapers. but, despite his flaws, he s remembered as a sporting genius. when he was in the team, australia believed they could beat anyone and he had so much gratitude for the era he played in as well. he often talked about how lucky he was to play with the legends that he did. he had so much passion for cricket and the history of cricket as well. shane warne said of himself, i smoked, i drank, and i played a little cricket. phil mercer, bbc news, at the melbourne cricket ground. that service ended with the unveiling of the shane warne
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