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Shane Warne at practice the day before his Test debut, SCG, January 1, 1991

Shane Warne at practice the day before his Test debut, SCG, January 1, 1991

Shane Warne, NSW v Victoria, SCG, December 1993

Shane Warne, NSW v Victoria, SCG, December 1993

Shane Warne, Craig McDermott and Tim May, Sydney airport, December 1993

Shane Warne, Craig McDermott and Tim May, Sydney airport, December 1993

Shane Warne, Third Test v South Africa, Adelaide, January 1994

Shane Warne, Third Test v South Africa, Adelaide, January 1994

Shane Warne fans, Second Test, Cape Town, March 1994

Shane Warne fans, Second Test, Cape Town, March 1994

Shane Warne signs autographs, Third Test v South Africa, Kingsmead, Durban, March 1994

Shane Warne signs autographs, Third Test v South Africa, Kingsmead, Durban, March 1994

Shane Warne in his hotel room, Perth, February 1997

Shane Warne in his hotel room, Perth, February 1997

Shane Warne making a cheese sandwich, Third Test v West Indies, MCG, December 1996

Shane Warne making a cheese sandwich, Third Test v West Indies, MCG, December 1996

Shane Warne at practice, SCG, January 1993

Shane Warne at practice, SCG, January 1993

Shane Warne with his father Keith, Old Trafford, July 1997

Shane Warne with his father Keith, Old Trafford, July 1997

Shane Warne, tour match, Colombo, September 1999

Shane Warne, tour match, Colombo, September 1999

Shane Warne & Tony Greig before a one-day international, Galle, August 1999

Shane Warne & Tony Greig before a one-day international, Galle, August 1999

Shane Warne after Australia lost a close Test, Kandy, September 1999

Shane Warne after Australia lost a close Test, Kandy, September 1999

Shane Warne, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey, May 2001

Shane Warne, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey, May 2001

Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne, teams' hotel, Mumbai, February 25, 2001

Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne, teams' hotel, Mumbai, February 25, 2001

Sachin Tendulkar & Shane Warne at practice, Mumbai, February 2001

Sachin Tendulkar & Shane Warne at practice, Mumbai, February 2001

Shane Warne after Australia won the First Test, Mumbai, February 2001

Shane Warne after Australia won the First Test, Mumbai, February 2001

Shane Warne checks a new pair of boots while his baby son sleeps in the family's hotel room, day before the First Test, Birmingham, July 2001

Shane Warne checks a new pair of boots while his baby son sleeps in the family's hotel room, day before the First Test, Birmingham, July 2001

Shane Warne, Worcester, June 2001

Shane Warne, Worcester, June 2001

Jason Gillespie & Shane Warne during warm up, New Road, Worcester, May 2001

Jason Gillespie & Shane Warne during warm up, New Road, Worcester, May 2001

Mural by Sydney first-grade batsman Callum Hotham, Paddington, Sydney, March 2022

Mural by Sydney first-grade batsman Callum Hotham, Paddington, Sydney, March 2022

Steve Waugh, Adelaide, January 1994

Steve Waugh, Adelaide, January 1994

Viv Richards, Brisbane, November 1998

Viv Richards, Brisbane, November 1998

Allan Border, Manchester, August 1989

Allan Border, Manchester, August 1989

Dennis Lille, Perth, October 1990

Dennis Lille, Perth, October 1990

Glenn McGrath, Lord's, June 1997

Glenn McGrath, Lord's, June 1997

Sachin Tendulkar, Brisbane, November 1991

Sachin Tendulkar, Brisbane, November 1991

Richie Benaud & Ian Chappell, Perth, February 1991

Richie Benaud & Ian Chappell, Perth, February 1991

Richard Hadlee, Wellington, March 1990

Richard Hadlee, Wellington, March 1990

Imran Khan, Melbourne, March 1992

Imran Khan, Melbourne, March 1992

Ricky Ponting & Justin Langer, Karachi, November 1998

Ricky Ponting & Justin Langer, Karachi, November 1998

Doug Walters, Perth media area, November 1993

Doug Walters, Perth media area, November 1993

David Boon, Manchester, August 1989

David Boon, Manchester, August 1989

Jason Gillespie, Worcester, June 2001

Jason Gillespie, Worcester, June 2001

Dean Jones, the day before a Test match, Brisbane, November 1990

Dean Jones, the day before a Test match, Brisbane, November 1990

Glenn McGrath & Ian Healy applauding Steve Waugh’s second century of the third Test, Manchester, July 1997

Glenn McGrath & Ian Healy applauding Steve Waugh’s second century of the third Test, Manchester, July 1997

Steve & Mark Waugh with Eric & Alec Bedser, Adelaide, January 1994

Steve & Mark Waugh with Eric & Alec Bedser, Adelaide, January 1994

Brian Lara, Brisbane, November 1996

Brian Lara, Brisbane, November 1996

Dennis Lillee & Jeff Thomson, Lord’s, June 1997

Dennis Lillee & Jeff Thomson, Lord’s, June 1997

Ian Healy practising with a golf ball, team hotel car park, Melbourne, Christmas Day 1993

Ian Healy practising with a golf ball, team hotel car park, Melbourne, Christmas Day 1993

Kapil Dev, Perth, January 1992

Kapil Dev, Perth, January 1992

Ian Botham, Sydney, March 1992

Ian Botham, Sydney, March 1992

Malcolm Marshall, Melbourne 1992

Malcolm Marshall, Melbourne 1992

Wasim Akram, Melbourne, March 1992

Wasim Akram, Melbourne, March 1992

Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga, Colombo, August 1999

Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga, Colombo, August 1999

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