Current Events > Oh fuck, Shane Warne died (Australian cricketer)

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This won't appeal to most of this America-centric forum - I mean, I'm not a big cricket guy myself. But Shane Warne was a huge celebrity when I was growing up. He was playing in the prime of his career when I was a kid, and he was later characterised by a Sheenian love of parties, infidelity and drugs. Again, I'm not a cricket guy - Shane Warne was that much of a celebrity here in Australia.

The worst part is that this is the second big cricketing death in as many days. A classic player from the 70's died yesterday, he was playing an all-stars game for charity when he had a heart attack on the field. He got to the hospital, but he didn't make it.

That guy was 74, passed away playing cricket for charity - a legend of the game, baggy greens running in his blood. Shane Warne was 52, discovered unresponsive in his villa with no cause of death determined.

It's a really sad state of affairs. Like I'd just heard about this classic player passing away, didn't know who he was but it was a big enough deal that it was being reported in in my podunk fuckin shithole town. For Shane Warne to go a day later, a celebrity and a legend of the game in his own right, is shocking beyond belief.

A tragic lose indeed. As a fan of cricket this kinda hurts