Devastating new detail in video of Shane Warne's first Test wicket
Looking back at video of Shane Warne's first wicket in Test cricket and one can't help but feel a sense of devastation.
Warne was just 22 when he was called into the Australian Test side to face India at the SCG in 1992, having only played seven first class matches for Victoria.
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He experienced a baptism of fire that day, returning figures of 1-150 in a brutal introduction to Test cricket.
However he did manage to grab the prized scalp of Ravi Shastri after the Indian great made an incredible 206.
Fellow Victorian Dean Jones took the catch for Warne's first dismissal - a fact that takes on a devastating new meaning with both Warne and Jones dying in the last 18 months.
Jones died in September of 2020 after suffering a heart attack while covering the Indian Premier League in Mumbai as a commentator.
He was just 59, while Warne was 52.
Both legends of Australian cricket have now left us way too early after combining for that special moment back in 1992.
To think that both would pass away within 18 months beggars belief.
"Shane Warne’s first Test wicket: Ravi Shastri caught by Dean Jones," commentator Andy Maher tweeted after Warne's death.
"Somewhere, with their Baggy Greens and Victorian Navy somewhere nearby, it’s nice to imagine they’re reliving the moment."
Broadcaster Glenn Mitchell wrote: "Shane Warne’s first wicket in Test cricket was Ravi Shastri caught by Dean Jones. Life can be cruel."
Shane Warne’s first test wicket:
Ravi Shastri caught by Dean Jones.
Somewhere, with their Baggy Greens and Victorian Navy somewhere nearby, it’s nice to imagine they’re reliving the moment.— Andy Maher (@AndyMaherDFA) March 4, 2022
Shane Warne’s first wicket in Test cricket was Ravi Shastri caught by Dean Jones
Life can be cruel— Glenn Mitchell (@MitchellGlenn) March 5, 2022
Remembering how Shane Warne went for 150 runs for a single wicket in his debut test, being hammered by Shastri & Tendulkar, and fought his way back into contention after that disastrous start. His ability to take on overwhelming odds & succeed was just as palpable as his genius.
— Joy Bhattacharjya (@joybhattacharj) March 5, 2022
Still remember Warne's first Test, in Sydney, came from nowhere, took 1 for like 140+, many wondered how long the career would last. Turns out the catch (off Shastri) was taken by Dean Jones, now both departed, in their 50s
— Tony Tannous (@TonyTannousTRBA) March 4, 2022
Shastri c Jones b Warne.
2 Great Victorians taken way too soon.— Robert Mason (@Seagullrm) March 5, 2022
Police say Shane Warne died of natural causes
Warne's body was being prepared for a repatriation flight from Thailand to Australia on Tuesday, after Thai authorities confirmed his death was not suspicious.
Thai Police on Monday said autopsy results showed the 52-year-old died from a suspected heart attack, confirming the death was due to natural causes with no signs of foul play.
Deputy director of Samui Hospital Songyot Chayaninporamet told reporters the autopsy showed Warne died of a "congenital disease".
Following his death on the Thai resort island of Koh Samui, Warne's body was taken by ferry to the Surat Thani mainland on Sunday.
He was then transported to Bangkok on Monday night and was being prepared for a flight to Australia on Tuesday.
An Australian government charter flight is reportedly being organised for the repatriation.
Family friend Eddie McGuire said the Warne family hopes his body will arrive in Melbourne on Tuesday as expected, to assist with funeral preparations.
"That's the first step out of the way and the family is able to start mourning, start to plan for the private funeral and then for the memorial service, which hopefully will be at the MCG," he told Channel Nine.
with AAP
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