Shane Warne
Warnie and Liz put the box office into the BBL. Now their club is gone
Melbourne’s Stars and Renegades are finished as we know them, Australian cricket is divided, and it’s all about money. The franchise revolution is upon us.
- Daniel Brettig and Chloe Saltau
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‘I couldn’t complain because it was all my fault’: Why Eddie Perfect quit Beetlejuice
Perfect’s hit Broadway musical is about to tour the country without him. But that’s fine – turns out being dead can be hard work.
- Nick Dent
- Opinion
- Matildas
The only sports star I’ve seen who could rival Sam Kerr’s supernatural sense of timing
Her goal in the Asian Cup semi-final against China again demonstrated the other-worldly quality that sets the Matildas striker apart from mere mortals.
- Peter FitzSimons
Want to face Warne’s Ball of the Century? This is as close as you’ll get
For the first time, it is possible to face the iconic delivery from the comfort of an indoor batting net, thanks to new technology that is set to be rolled out across Australia.
- Jonathan Drennan
- Opinion
- Boxing Day Test
The fight for the Ashes is over. But the Boxing Day Test is definitely not dead
Boxing Day at the cricket is a tradition, which makes it significant outside the scoreline in any one series. It’s a secular feast day, with all the rites.
- Greg Baum
‘Shane would be honoured’: Warne’s treasures to go on show in MCG exhibition
The exhibition will include the Gatting ball, the stump from Warne’s balcony dance at Trent Bridge, and his famous floppy hat.
- Jon Pierik
‘What would Warnie do?’ Joe Root, a bottle of tequila, and the night Warne took his last wicket
Shane Warne, Joe Root, Michael Vaughan, an orange, and tequila. It sounds like the start of a joke, but was it, in fact, the beginning of Bazball?
- Daniel Brettig
- Opinion
- Men's health
If you can call me bald, I can call you fat
In a PC society increasingly attuned to inclusion, representation and respect, it’s ironic how baldness remains ripe for ridicule.
- Chris Harrison
Major revamp on the cards for MCG’s Shane Warne Stand
A business case proposes an upgrade to the MCG’s Shane Warne Stand, and includes plans for a buzzing new dining precinct.
- Hannah Hammoud and Jon Pierik
Warne predicted great things for Inglis. His debut century brought that prediction to life
While Shane Warne never did get to see Josh Inglis accept his baggy green, an inventive debut century was nothing less than the great wrist spinner would have imagined.
- Daniel Brettig