Shane Warne is world cricket's most idolised player. The interest surrounding Warne's phenomenal opening years of international cricket has sparked a new era of good times for Australian cricket. As the game's biggest box office attraction since the fairytale feats of the great Don Bradman, Warne has captivated crowds around the world with a skill many thought was obsolete. In this book, award-winning cricket writer Ken Piesse tracks the Warne phenomenon from his ever-so-humble beginnings with the East Sandringham Under 12s in suburban Melbourne through to Test cricket centre stage and a hat-trick against the old enemy, England.
Shane Warne is world cricket's most idolised player. The interest surrounding Warne's phenomenal opening years of international cricket has sparked a new era of good times for Australian cricket. As the game's biggest box office attraction since the fairytale feats of the great Don Bradman, Warne has captivated crowds around the world with a skill many thought was obsolete. In this book, award-winning cricket writer Ken Piesse tracks the Warne phenomenon from his ever-so-humble beginnings with the East Sandringham Under 12s in suburban Melbourne through to Test cricket centre stage and a hat-trick against the old enemy, England.