Is it Shane Warne’s “ball of the century” to beguiled Mike Gatting? Or his famous Ashes hattrick at the MCG a year later in 1994?
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Perhaps it was the 700th wicket when the entirety of the MCG rose as one to celebrate the “King of Spin” after he deceived Andrew Strauss? Or maybe it is the irreverent “balcony dance” at Trent Bridge in 1997 after the Aussies retained the “Urn”?
On the third anniversary on the premature death of the Australian icon, Fox Cricket tonight celebrates the leg-spinning legend in an extended program that details his astonishing career and the enduring legacy Warne has left that is helping Aussies become healthier.
Titled Shane Warne Legacy:Tribute to the King, the documentary that runs in prime-time from 7.30pm to midnight will canvas in detail the champion’s astonishing career and the impact the Fox Cricket favourite had on the sport that he loved along with his family.
It comes as his son Jackson Warne, when reflecting on the third anniversary of the legend’s death, said that he continued to do all the things he used to do with his dad, “it is just that he is not here”, and that he felt he was missing his father more than ever this year.
“I am definitely starting to feel that loss of him not being here a lot more now than I have in the past,” he said.
“Maybe that is because it has nearly been three years and I am definitely starting to miss him.”
The extended program, which will highlight the wishes of his family in encouraging fans to get their free Shane Warne Legacy Health Check, celebrates the 50 best wickets taken by the once-in-a-lifetime leg-spinner.
For those who followed Warne’s career closely, it also features interviews with the passionate Victorian, whose brilliance touched fans around the world and inspired young boys and girls to tackle the mesmerising art leg-spin bowling was when he had the ball in hand.
But his son said the best legacy his father had left was in the lives that he has helped to save through the free health checks on offer and that his sisters Brooke and Summer, along with himself, are grateful to be able to play a role in sustaining his memory.
“I’m proud of the amount of lives we have saved, and not only are the numbers high statistically … it is actually seeing the stories of the people’s whose lives we have saved when I meet them in person,” Jackson Warne said.
“Just seeing their faces light up and hearing about their why and who the person is is why we do it. But Brooke, Summer and I can’t take all of the credit, because it is the people behind the scenes who are doing all of the work and it is a massive, massive team effort.
“The legacy has great partners and this tribute, with the support of Fox Sports, will be great for cricket fans and a reminder of the legacy’s goals. If you were a fan of my dad, or a cricket fan in general, this documentary is definitely going to be something that will sit well with a lot of fans and is definitely something that will be very much needed for people who wanting to consume some content of dad.
“The viewers will be able to watch an unbelievable segment of dad on the third anniversary of his death and I will definitely be watching to count down those wickets and I definitely encourage everyone who is watching to go and get a heart check and a health check for free. It can be done under a few minutes and the best way to find one is to look up shanewarnelegacy.com and put your postcode in and it will pop up with the closest one.”
Jackson Warne said he continued to be delighted by the support his family has received and that so many people are willing to pass on their assistance in promoting the health initiative.
“The support has been overwhelmingly positive and everyone has been so supportive and positive with our initiatives and, honestly, they all want to know how they can help and how they can spread more awareness and how they can help save more lives, because what we are doing is helping the community and it is honouring dad in a really, really special way,” he said.
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