Australian Cricket Legend

Fans, cricket greats farewell spin king Shane Warne

Warne, whose talent and personality transcended cricket, died of a suspected heart attack about three weeks ago at the age of 52 while on holiday in Thailand.

A private funeral service was held for Warne's closest friends and family in Melbourne last week but all were invited to a televised memorial where his father, Keith, mourned the loss of "a loving and caring son" and his former team mates remembered a fierce and mischievous competitor.

"Shane said of himself, 'I smoked, I drank and I played a little cricket,'" Keith Warne said in his eulogy.