Jackson Warne shares memories of his father, Shane
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What special memories does Jackson Warne share about his father, Shane?
Welcome along to a special Sky Cricket podcast episode. Mainly special because it means we can take a week off after banging on every day for the last two months. The ashes are done and dusted and we'll be back in the lead up to the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. But to keep the pod ticking over, we're going to take you back to Melbourne. Ahead of that test, the Australian Sports Museum launched a Shane Warne exhibition and we had the pleasure of Shane's son Jackson showing us around all his memorabilia. Well the Ashes has made its way to Melbourne for the Boxing Day Test Match and when you're in Melbourne you have to come down to the MCG and when you're at the G you have to come here because he is Mr Cricket in these parts, Shane Warne, the King, look at that action, the statue of the great man, how many cricketers, how many England batters have been 22 yards from that pose dreading what was coming down, not having a clue which way the ball was going to spin.
For me the greatest cricketer by a mile of anyone I've ever played against for so many different reasons, not just his cricketing ability. Michael, where does he rate for you and why was he so special, Shane Wall?
Unquestionably, the greatest bowler that I played against. I kind of think of Shane, Viv Richards, Virat Kohli is amongst the most charismatic cricketers that I've seen on the world stage. But in terms of spin bowling and bowling, unquestionably the greatest cricketer that I played against. I mean, he revitalized the art of leg spinning. I think it says that there, actually. Combining prodigious spin revive the art of leg spin, which had kind of been dying out a little bit in Australia. You know, the 70s and 80s had been decades where the fast bowlers had dominated and suddenly this great leg spinner appeared on the scene. I obviously played in the old Trafford game, the ball of the century game. And then, you know, it was unfortunate enough to play in all those Ashes series where he was on the other side.
But it was a combination of his great skill, prodigious turner of the ball, unbelievably accurate, so a great attacking and defensive force, but an unbelievably charismatic cricketer. I always think that 2005 series, ironically, the only Ashes series that he lost, I thought you saw his greatness come out in that series, because that was a series where Australia struggled, a lot of the great players kind of withered away, and he stood tall with 40 wickets and, I don't know, 260 runs or something, and almost single-handedly got Australia over the line.
How did Shane Warne's legacy impact the cricket community?
Well, for us, he was an opponent. He was a friend. He was a fellow commentator. For you, Jackson Warne, he was a dad. And you must have some very, very special memories of him, not just as a cricketer, but as a person as well.
and especially here at the MCG. And I think he'll always be dad to me. He'll always be my best friend, but my connection, especially to the MCG, dad used to describe it as his office or his backyard. So for me to be only living 30 minutes away from his office or his backyard, where he's got the statue, he's got the Shane Wong stand, He's taken a hat trick here. He got his 700th wicket here. He calmed down the crowd. Like he has such a connection to this stadium and to this place that to me, it feels like home. So to be able to come here on Boxing Day test and then in the home and away season for the AFL, I find it quite lucky because even though it is quite sad sitting in the stand and seeing the Shane Warne Centre and instantly thinking he should still be here, the amount of messages I get, photos get sent of people putting their VBs up here and saying Merry Christmas, Jackson.
I was going to ask you about that, you know, because every time I come and look at this statue, I see VB cans, I see pizzas, I see chip sandwiches, I see Vegemite. I mean, your dad didn't have the best diet, did he, from time to time?
He didn't have the best diet. And you've probably also seen him when he'd be in the commentary box making hot chip sandwiches with white bread, butter, chips, extra amount of sauce, eating it.
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Chapters
5 chapters
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What special memories does Jackson Warne share about his father, Shane?
0:00–2:41
2
How did Shane Warne's legacy impact the cricket community?
2:41–5:38
3
What unique experiences did Jackson have growing up as Shane Warne's son?
5:38–12:31
4
How did Shane Warne's personality shine on and off the field?
12:31–13:28
5
What does Jackson reveal about Shane Warne's connection to the MCG?
13:28–35:26
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