![]() Who doesn't know the name Shane Warne? Now that the Australian cricketer who dominated airwaves and headlines for twenty years has turned full‐time celebrity and media event, his sporting conquests and controversies are receding steadily into the past. The resulting masterpiece is as much about our fascination with Warnie as it is about the player himself. Gideon Haigh on Shane Warne is an irresistible pairing: 'the finest cricket writer alive' (The Australian) on the greatest cricketer of our times. He's the lead cricket columnist for The Australian, a regular on TV and radio and has won prizes for his books. Gideon Haigh is Australia's most talented, knowledgeable and incisive writers, acknowledged as the world's finest cricket writer. But no writer has yet moved beyond the headlines to explain his character and appeal. His presence off the field, on the cover of magazines, is only growing. ![]() ![]() His record on the field is astonishing and four years after retirement he's still the biggest name in the game. Love him or hate him, Shane Warne was the greatest cricketer of our time and remains a cultural phenomenon. ![]()
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