Ex-wife and children's heartbreaking act after Shane Warne tragedy
Shane Warne's ex-wife and children have made a heartbreaking visit to the makeshift shrine dedicated to the late Aussie cricket legend at the MCG.
Devastated fans have been leaving flowers and mementos at the statue of Warne outside the MCG after the Spin King's shocking death in Thailand at the age of 52.
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On Tuesday, Warne's ex-wife Simone Callahan and their children Jackson, Summer and Brooke paid a visit to the shrine.
Summer shared a photo of the family standing in front of the memorial, writing “always here with us dad”.
Brooke also posted a photo of the family outside the MCG, saying they were proud of everything Warne achieved.
“We are so grateful for everyone’s support, the messages and love we have received is so special and touching, [everyone’s] support around our Dad’s statue is beyond heart-warming thank you,” she wrote.
Jackson also posted a photo just of himself standing next to his father's statue.
On Tuesday, Warne’s brother Jason shared a number of never-before-seen photos of the leg-spinning legend, saying there “are probably a few things I should finally own up to”.
“I will finally admit you could beat me, occasionally, in a sporting contest and you may even have beaten me once at monopoly,” he wrote.
“There is no way I would’ve ever admitted either of those before I got the worst news I have ever received on Friday!”
“I have and always [will] be your biggest fan, well aside from Dad.
"I have been so proud of everything you have achieved in your life. PS - you would be so proud of your kids, they have been amazing.”
Shane Warne to be farewelled at MCG
Warne's body arrived home in Melbourne last Thursday on a flight from Thailand, where the 52-year-old died from a suspected heart attack.
Warne's parents Keith and Brigitte were among several family members to meet the flight at Melbourne's Essendon Fields airport.
Ex-wife Simone and children Jackson, Brooke and Summer were also there to see their father's body arrive home.
Warne's family has accepted the Victorian government's offer of a state funeral, to be held at the MCG on March 30.
The MCG was the stage of the leg-spinner's famous Ashes hat-trick in 1994, as well as his 700th Test wicket on Boxing Day in 2006 - his final series before he retired from international cricket.
The stadium is across town from Upper Ferntree Gully, the outer Melbourne suburb where Warne was born.
"There's nowhere in the world more appropriate to farewell Warnie than the 'G," Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews tweeted last week.
Ticket information for the evening event is yet to be released, but the premier said there will no crowd cap at the venue, which can hold up to 100,000 spectators.
"It'll be a very big event. It will be a celebration of his life as it should be," Mr Andrews told reporters.
with AAP
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